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Lesson Plan

Docsteach: The Impact of Westward Expansion on Native American Groups

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In this activity, students will examine the impact of westward expansion and settlement on Native American groups following the Civil War. Students will explore a variety of documents to get a sense of the issues faced by Native Americans due to settlement and U.S. Government Indian policy.

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Concepts
historical research, primary sources, westward expansion
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Additional Tags
docsteach, expanding west, native american encounter, u.s. government indian policy, government policy toward native americans, impact of settlement on indians, impact of settlement on native ameicans, impact of settlers on indians, documents
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)