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Chapter 26 The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution 

William Jennings Bryan -lawyer and politician, lost the presidency 3 times , “the great commoner”, secretary of state, faith and wisdom, wanted to create inflation

Homestead Act- government program encouraged westward migration,

we wanted them to assimilate

daws act- particianed native American land and sold it to the homesteaders to try to make natives assimilate

gold discovered

custer(American) charges camp(Natives) with over 10 times the amount of people, Natives win

Wounded knee

Chapter 26 The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution 

William Jennings Bryan -lawyer and politician, lost the presidency 3 times , “the great commoner”, secretary of state, faith and wisdom, wanted to create inflation

Homestead Act- government program encouraged westward migration,

we wanted them to assimilate

daws act- particianed native American land and sold it to the homesteaders to try to make natives assimilate

gold discovered

custer(American) charges camp(Natives) with over 10 times the amount of people, Natives win

Wounded knee