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This The Settlement of the American West interactive also includes:
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- Abraham Lincoln, President, U.S
- Pacific Railroad Act
- Homestead Act
- Directors of the Union Pacific Railroad
- Family with Their Covered Wagon During the Great Western Migration
- First Report of the Battle of the Little Bighorn
- Fort Laramie Treaty
- Homestead Certificate for Daniel Freeman
- Joining the Tracks for the First Transcontinental Railroad
- Map of Nebraska and Kansas Territories
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What do Abraham Lincoln and the Transcontinental Railroad have in common? Using a set of primary source documents, including pictures, maps, and treaties, class members link together the common themes of expansion into the American West. The activity includes a step-by-step scaffolding approach to unpacking the main ideas of small sets of documents.
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Instructional Ideas
- Use the document set to review key themes of a unit on the American West
- Offer the activity to stimulate interest before starting a unit on the American West
Classroom Considerations
- Activity requires that each learner have access to a computer and Internet
Pros
- Scaffolded approach builds primary source skills
- Images are stimulating and intriguing
Cons
- None