GCSE American West | White Settlers REVISION

For teaching Edexcel GCSE 9-1 The American West c.1835-c.1895

Key Topic 2 White Settlers

This is a revision work booklet designed for a two hour lesson covering White Settlers. No additional resources are needed! This work booklet includes a range of activities, including multiple-choice quizzes, fill in the gap, card sorts and videos (all hyperlinked).

The topics covered are:

• Reasons for Westward migration (Oregon Trail, Banking Crisis 1837, Manifest Destiny, Mormon Migration, California Gold Rush)
• Donner Party
• Impact of the American Civil War on migration
• Homestead Act and Railroad Act 1862
• Transcontinental Railroad
• Exoduster Movement
• Oklahoma Land Rush
• Problems of farming on the plains and their solutions (including new technology)
• Cattle trails and cow towns
• Cowboys
• Decline of the cattle industry

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