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Indigenous Peoples & Westward Expansion Lesson Plan

PowerPoint, Reading Passage, Activities, Quiz

This resource pack is a no prep complete lesson (GOOGLE version included!) about the impact westward expansion had on Indigenous Peoples during the mid- to late 1800s that includes 3-5 days of materials. Audios of the reading passage & quiz are included. This is perfect for students with read aloud accommodations. This resource can also be easily used for distance/digital learning because all components are available in a digital format.

Includes: Indigenous Peoples’ resistance in the Great Plains (Sitting Bull) & Southwest (Geronimo); life of settlers in the frontier; creation of reservations as settlers and the U.S. government stole tribal lands; broken treaties including the Fort Laramie Treaties of 1851 & 1868, and the Medicine Lodge Treaty of 1867; Homestead Acts of 1862 & 1889; massacres at Sand Creek & Wounded Knee; Red River War; Bozeman Trail; the encouragement of the U.S. government to slaughter the buffalo; Great Sioux War including the Battle of Little Big Horn; surrender of the Nez Perce and Chief Joseph; the Ghost Dance; life on reservations; Dawes Severalty Act; forced assimilation of Indigenous Peoples; expansion of the railroad; mining and cattle industries; environmental effects of the mining industry; role of the American cowboy; the struggle of western farmers; farmer organizations including the Grange; & the Populist Party.

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Looking for something more comprehensive? Check out my Gilded Age curriculum unit.

This lesson is included in my Gilded Age Unit Bundle. Buy the bundle and save 25%!

Perfect for sub plans!
This lesson can teach itself. Students can easily check their own answers with the included answer keys.

Limited on copies or paper? Every component of this lesson is ready-to-go on GOOGLE, so you can easily assign to your students! The quiz is also available on GOOGLE Forms, and I include explicit directions on how to assign and tweak (if desired) for your students. The quiz is also self-grading!

It includes:
• 40 slide PowerPoint presentation that can be used to facilitate discussion or have students take notes (PowerPoint presentation includes carefully curated videos & links that will enrich the lesson)
• slotted notes page so students can focus on recording the important information from the PowerPoint presentation Editable slotted notes included!
• informational reading passage about how westward expansion affected Native Americans during the Gilded Age (There are TWO versions of the reading passage included. One is the “paper saver” version for when you have to limit your copies. The other is the “note-taking” version that has enough space for annotating and taking notes. This version also includes bolded headers for the different sections!)
• 2 worksheet pages with 4 activities (key terms, dates & events, literary works, and a literacy connection) Each activity has two levels: a basic recall and an application of knowledge.
• quiz
• answer keys for the slotted notes, activity pages, and the quiz
• GOOGLE version of all components
• GOOGLE Form self-grading quiz
• audio of reading passage & quiz

→Short on time?←
Simply give students the reading passage, and they can complete the activities independently. All information needed for the activities is contained in the reading passage! This can also be used for homework.

++++++++++US HISTORY CURRICULA++++++++++
♦US History Curriculum Complete Course
♦US History Curriculum Vol. 1
♦US History Curriculum Vol. 2
♦Unit 2: Colonial America
♦Unit 3: American Revolution
♦Unit 4: Constitution & A New Nation
♦Unit 5: Age of Jackson & Sectionalism
♦Unit 6: US Civil War & Reconstruction
♦Unit 7: Gilded Age
♦Unit 8: Progressive Era & American Imperialism
♦Unit 9: World War 1
♦Unit 10: Roaring ’20s & Great Depression
♦Unit 11: World War 2

==========NO PREP UNITS FOR US HISTORY==========
→Indigenous Peoples of North America Unit Bundle
→Colonial America Unit Bundle
→American Revolution Unit Bundle
→Constitution & A New Nation Unit Bundle
→Age of Jackson & Sectionalism Unit Bundle
→American Civil War Unit Bundle
→Reconstruction Unit Bundle
→Gilded Age Bundle
→Progressive Era & U.S. Imperialism Unit Bundle
→World War 1 Unit Bundle
→Roaring ’20s & the Great Depression Unit Bundle
→World War 2 Unit Bundle
→Cold War Bundle
→Civil Rights Movement Unit Bundle

++++++++++WORLD HISTORY CURRICULA++++++++++
♦World War 1
♦World War 2

=========NO PREP UNITS FOR WORLD HISTORY=========
→World War I Unit Bundle
→World War II Unit Bundle

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