6.2 Westward Expansion: Economic Development

Transcontinental Railraod

Pacific Railway Act

act that aided in the development of railroad and telegraphs lines.

The Great American Desert

The Mining Frontier

Cattle Frontier

Farming Frontier

Issues for Farmers

Homestead Act of 1862

government offered 160 acres to families for 5 years of settlement (premoted migration to the Great Plains).

Changes in Agriculture

Who were Farmers Victimized by?

Industrial corporations, retailers/middlemen, warehouses, & the government.

National Grange of Patrons of Husbandry

Farmer Alliances

The Ocala Platform