#1849 gold rush series pdf#
#1849 gold rush series series#

Questions will target consequence such as the US government policy towards the Plains Indians and the treaties which followed such as the Indian Removal Act, the Indian Appropriations Act and the Fort Laramie Treaty.ДЇurthermore students will be empowered to master the significance of key events such as the Mormon migration west and write analytical narratives such as the perils of the Oregon Trail. They will learn about the conflicts and conquest of the Great Plains such as the Gold Rush of 1849 and the use of the Oregon Trail by the Donner Party for example. They will focus on the settlement of the Great Plains with the coming of the early settlers and the problems they faced farming the land. Students will be assessed on their knowledge and understanding of the early settlement of the west from the customs, traditions and lives of the Plains Indians through to the lawlessness of the towns.

#1849 gold rush series series#

This bundle is the first part in a series of lessons I have created for Edexcel GCSE 9-1 The American West, c.1835-c1895 **The early settlement of the American West c.1835-c.1862 **

#1849 gold rush series pdf#

It comes in PDF and Powerpoint formats if there is a wish to adapt and change. Some retrieval practice using the odd one out is also included. The resource is differentiated and gives suggested teaching strategies. This is central to this unit of study and students will map this out over the course of each lesson to show progression. Using an enquiry based learning question of, вЂDid America change for the better?вЂ™, students are required to annotate around a lightbulb. The plenary uses an interactive hangman game. Some GCSE question practice focuses of the narrative account question with key exam skills attached as well as some help if required. There is some text analysis with key questions as well as video footage to reinforce the learning. Students analyse the positive and negative effects of migrating to California and are then challenged to link statistics to the various facts shown. This lesson examines the process and problems of migration using the Oregon Trail, exacerbated and proliferated by the discovery of Gold in California. The American West 1835-1895, GCSE 9-1 Edexcel