Annotated Bibliography
Primary Sources
"Anonymous: Work, Wealth, and Free Land." The Annals of America, Vol. 7, 1841-1849 ; Manifest Destiny. Vol. 7. Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica, 1976. 339-340. Print.
I used this book for information on adding states. I also used this book to support the idea of Native Americans being pushed out of their territories.
"Anonymous: Vote Yourself a Farm." The Annals of America, Vol. 7, 1841-1849 ; Manifest Destiny.Vol. 7.
Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica, 1976. N. pag. Web. 7 Feb. 2013.
I used this book for information before the Homestead Act and adds or events that lead up to the act. I also used this book to get a since of what the land was used for before the Homestead Act.
"Hamilton S. Wicks: The Oklahoma Land Rush." The Annals of America, Vol. 11, 1884-1894 ; Agrarianism and Urbanization. Vol. 11. Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica, 1976. 203-206. Print.
I used this book to back up the way a Homesteader lived and to create a since of the way the homesteaders wanted to build a community. I also used this website to back up the way the Homestead Act affected Native Americans and added states.
U.S. Congress. House. The Homestead Act of 1862. H.R. 37th Cong., 2nd sess. (May 20, 1862)
< http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/resources/archives/five/homestd.htm>. (accessed February 2013)
I used this website to quote the Homestead Act and used it to verify other sites on the Homestead Act. I also used this site for bibliographies on people in the West.
Secondary Sources
"Explore PBS." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. Jan. 2013.
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/resources/archives/five/homestd.htm.>
I used this site for verification of the Homestead Act of 1862. I also used this for background information on the rules of the Homestead Act to know of homesteaders broke the rules or not.
"Welcome to OurDocuments.gov." Welcome to OurDocuments.gov. N.p., n.d. Web. Jan. 2013. <http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=31>.
I used this site to find pictures or documents for homesteaders. I used this website for accounts of homesteaders journeys.
"GRIT Magazine -- Rural America, Vegetable Gardening, Great Recipes, Livestock, Farm Machinery, Do It Yourself."
Grit. N.p., n.d. Web. Jan. 2013. < http://www.grit.com/community/history/homestead-act-of-1862.aspx>.
I used this website to back up my information on affecting Native Americans. I also used this website for the immigration towards the West.
"The Homestead Act of 1862." The Homestead Act of 1862. N.p., n.d. Web. Jan. 2013. <http://www.directlinesoftware.com/homestead.htm>.
I used this website for background research to determine how homesteaders came about the knowledge that they acquired. I also used this website to get a since of the first process of how the Homestead Act affected the economy.
Freedom, In America's Ideal of. National Parks Service. National Parks Service, 29 Oct. 2012. Web. Jan. 2013.
<http://www.nps.gov/home/historyculture/introduction-to-the-homestead-act.htm>.
I used this website to get information on the process of the Homestead Act and know the prices of the requirements. I also used this site to see the culture of the Homestead Act.
"The Homestead Act of 1862." Walvoord Historycom. N.p., n.d. Web. Jan. 2013.
< http://walvoordhistory.com/destinations/the-homestead-act-of-1862/>.
I used this website to get information on the cultivation of the land. I also used this site for information on the clearing and distribution of the land.
David, Michael,, David,, and Caroline. "Homestead Act." ThinkQuest. Oracle Foundation, n.d. Web. 06
Feb. 2013.< http://library.thinkquest.org/26026/Politics/homestead_act.html>.
I used this website to get information on before the Homestead Act and how this affected the economy. I also used this site for political views.
"The Homestead Act of 1862: Land Freely Given, Much Abused." NewsInHistory.com. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2013.
< http://www.newsinhistory.com/feature/homestead-act-1862-land-freely-given-much-abused>.
I used this website to get information on the affects of the Homestead Act as well as the background. I also used this website to see the governments deeds in giving free land.
"Teaching With Documents: The Homestead Act of 1862." The Homestead Act of 1862. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2013.
< http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/homestead-act/>.
I used this website to back up the fact that the Homestead Act adding states and affected the economy. I also used this website to know the affects of the Homestead Act and the wars around it.
"Today in History." : May 20. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2013.
< http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/may20.html>.
I used this for website for quotes to support the Homestead Act adding states and pictures. I also used this website for background information on Daniel Freeman.
"The Homestead Act of 1862." Lisa Rivero. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2013.
< http://www.lisarivero.com/2013/02/09/the-homestead-act-of-1862/>.
I used this website for an actual accounts of Homesteaders to use what they said against them or to make a point of their knowledge. I also used this website to find out the struggles and process of a homesteader.
"Westward Expansion and Manifest Destiny - History and Information." Westward Expansion and Manifest Destiny - History and Information. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2013.
< http://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-westwardexpansion.html>.
I used this site to support the Native Americans being pushed out of their own territories. I also used this site for information on moving West and adding states.
"LOC Photo Display." LOC Photo Display. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2013.
<http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/displayPhoto.pl?path=/award/nbhips/lca/145>.
I used this site for a picture to show families in the West that were part of the Homestead Act. I also used this website to get an account of what homesteading looked like.
"Home." Our Documents -. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2013.
<http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true>.
I used this site to quote the actual act of the Homestead Act to explain it. I also used this site to read the sections past one and two.
"Homestead National Monument of America." History. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb.
2013. <http://www.ohranger.com/homestead/history>.
I used this site for quotes and to support the idea that the Homestead Act affected the economy of the West. I also used this site to see what high authority figures had to think of the Homestead Act.
"The Homestead Act Went Into Effect." The Homestead Act Went Into Effect.
N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2013.
<http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/civil/jb_civil_homested_3_e.html>.
I used this site for a picture of Daniel Freeman. I also used this site for facts about Daniel Freeman.
"Spokane History Timeline." Spokane History. N.p., n.d. Web. Apr. 2013.
I used this website for information on Native Americans who took action against the troops and Homesteaders passing on their land. I also used this site for an account of Native Americans being conflicted by government troops as well as being forced into signing treaties.
"NDStudies.org." ND Studies. N.p., n.d. Web. Spring 2013.
I used this website to view professors looks at how the Homestead Act of 1862 affected Native Americans. I also used this website to get information on Native American's opinions against Homesteading from their journals to back up my research.
"Anonymous: Work, Wealth, and Free Land." The Annals of America, Vol. 7, 1841-1849 ; Manifest Destiny. Vol. 7. Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica, 1976. 339-340. Print.
I used this book for information on adding states. I also used this book to support the idea of Native Americans being pushed out of their territories.
"Anonymous: Vote Yourself a Farm." The Annals of America, Vol. 7, 1841-1849 ; Manifest Destiny.Vol. 7.
Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica, 1976. N. pag. Web. 7 Feb. 2013.
I used this book for information before the Homestead Act and adds or events that lead up to the act. I also used this book to get a since of what the land was used for before the Homestead Act.
"Hamilton S. Wicks: The Oklahoma Land Rush." The Annals of America, Vol. 11, 1884-1894 ; Agrarianism and Urbanization. Vol. 11. Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica, 1976. 203-206. Print.
I used this book to back up the way a Homesteader lived and to create a since of the way the homesteaders wanted to build a community. I also used this website to back up the way the Homestead Act affected Native Americans and added states.
U.S. Congress. House. The Homestead Act of 1862. H.R. 37th Cong., 2nd sess. (May 20, 1862)
< http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/resources/archives/five/homestd.htm>. (accessed February 2013)
I used this website to quote the Homestead Act and used it to verify other sites on the Homestead Act. I also used this site for bibliographies on people in the West.
Secondary Sources
"Explore PBS." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. Jan. 2013.
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/resources/archives/five/homestd.htm.>
I used this site for verification of the Homestead Act of 1862. I also used this for background information on the rules of the Homestead Act to know of homesteaders broke the rules or not.
"Welcome to OurDocuments.gov." Welcome to OurDocuments.gov. N.p., n.d. Web. Jan. 2013. <http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=31>.
I used this site to find pictures or documents for homesteaders. I used this website for accounts of homesteaders journeys.
"GRIT Magazine -- Rural America, Vegetable Gardening, Great Recipes, Livestock, Farm Machinery, Do It Yourself."
Grit. N.p., n.d. Web. Jan. 2013. < http://www.grit.com/community/history/homestead-act-of-1862.aspx>.
I used this website to back up my information on affecting Native Americans. I also used this website for the immigration towards the West.
"The Homestead Act of 1862." The Homestead Act of 1862. N.p., n.d. Web. Jan. 2013. <http://www.directlinesoftware.com/homestead.htm>.
I used this website for background research to determine how homesteaders came about the knowledge that they acquired. I also used this website to get a since of the first process of how the Homestead Act affected the economy.
Freedom, In America's Ideal of. National Parks Service. National Parks Service, 29 Oct. 2012. Web. Jan. 2013.
<http://www.nps.gov/home/historyculture/introduction-to-the-homestead-act.htm>.
I used this website to get information on the process of the Homestead Act and know the prices of the requirements. I also used this site to see the culture of the Homestead Act.
"The Homestead Act of 1862." Walvoord Historycom. N.p., n.d. Web. Jan. 2013.
< http://walvoordhistory.com/destinations/the-homestead-act-of-1862/>.
I used this website to get information on the cultivation of the land. I also used this site for information on the clearing and distribution of the land.
David, Michael,, David,, and Caroline. "Homestead Act." ThinkQuest. Oracle Foundation, n.d. Web. 06
Feb. 2013.< http://library.thinkquest.org/26026/Politics/homestead_act.html>.
I used this website to get information on before the Homestead Act and how this affected the economy. I also used this site for political views.
"The Homestead Act of 1862: Land Freely Given, Much Abused." NewsInHistory.com. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2013.
< http://www.newsinhistory.com/feature/homestead-act-1862-land-freely-given-much-abused>.
I used this website to get information on the affects of the Homestead Act as well as the background. I also used this website to see the governments deeds in giving free land.
"Teaching With Documents: The Homestead Act of 1862." The Homestead Act of 1862. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2013.
< http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/homestead-act/>.
I used this website to back up the fact that the Homestead Act adding states and affected the economy. I also used this website to know the affects of the Homestead Act and the wars around it.
"Today in History." : May 20. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2013.
< http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/may20.html>.
I used this for website for quotes to support the Homestead Act adding states and pictures. I also used this website for background information on Daniel Freeman.
"The Homestead Act of 1862." Lisa Rivero. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2013.
< http://www.lisarivero.com/2013/02/09/the-homestead-act-of-1862/>.
I used this website for an actual accounts of Homesteaders to use what they said against them or to make a point of their knowledge. I also used this website to find out the struggles and process of a homesteader.
"Westward Expansion and Manifest Destiny - History and Information." Westward Expansion and Manifest Destiny - History and Information. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2013.
< http://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-westwardexpansion.html>.
I used this site to support the Native Americans being pushed out of their own territories. I also used this site for information on moving West and adding states.
"LOC Photo Display." LOC Photo Display. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2013.
<http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/displayPhoto.pl?path=/award/nbhips/lca/145>.
I used this site for a picture to show families in the West that were part of the Homestead Act. I also used this website to get an account of what homesteading looked like.
"Home." Our Documents -. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2013.
<http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true>.
I used this site to quote the actual act of the Homestead Act to explain it. I also used this site to read the sections past one and two.
"Homestead National Monument of America." History. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb.
2013. <http://www.ohranger.com/homestead/history>.
I used this site for quotes and to support the idea that the Homestead Act affected the economy of the West. I also used this site to see what high authority figures had to think of the Homestead Act.
"The Homestead Act Went Into Effect." The Homestead Act Went Into Effect.
N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 2013.
<http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/civil/jb_civil_homested_3_e.html>.
I used this site for a picture of Daniel Freeman. I also used this site for facts about Daniel Freeman.
"Spokane History Timeline." Spokane History. N.p., n.d. Web. Apr. 2013.
I used this website for information on Native Americans who took action against the troops and Homesteaders passing on their land. I also used this site for an account of Native Americans being conflicted by government troops as well as being forced into signing treaties.
"NDStudies.org." ND Studies. N.p., n.d. Web. Spring 2013.
I used this website to view professors looks at how the Homestead Act of 1862 affected Native Americans. I also used this website to get information on Native American's opinions against Homesteading from their journals to back up my research.