Reasons For Westward Expansion

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Would You Go? A Westward Expansion Document-Based Question Amy Sheets Mason Intermediate School Fall 2010 Western History/Genealogy Department, Denver Public Library.We have it rich. Washing and panning gold, Rockerville, Dak. Old timers / Grabill. Bagshaw Series. Students will put themselves in the context of 19th century American expansion. Through investigating primary sources, students will consider common motives for settling the West, and if such reasons would have motivated them to relocate. Overview/ Materials/LOC Resources/Standards/ Procedures/Evaluation/Rubric/Handouts/Extension |Overview Back to Navigation Bar…show more content…
| | |Using guiding questions, lead students through discussion on the importance of each | | |document. | | |Day Three: | | |Ask students to decide if they would go. This could be a quick write at the | | |beginning of the session, or just something the teacher asks them to think about. | | |Have students stand on a designated side of the room if they would “Go” or “Not Go” | | |west. Working through each object/ document, ask students to use their evidence to

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