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Who is Who in the Old West?

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Learners consider the backgrounds of those who settled the Old West. For this Westward Expansion lesson, students participate in a simulation that requires them to role play miners, ranchers, Native Americans, Chinese, African Americans, cowboys, ranchers, homesteaders, railroad builders, soldiers, mountain men or fur traders who must work together to build the West.

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Grade
5th - 8th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Lesson Plans
Instructional Strategy
Simulation
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