Why did people travel West? Views of the American West 1838 - 1860 - Full Lesson

Why did people travel West? Views of the American West 1838 - 1860 - Full Lesson
23 slide powerpoint - full lesson - Why did people travel to the West?

Graph task on emigration from East to West
Trails across the Great Plains
Source work on painting - American Progress from 1872
Manifest Destiny - task and link to video
Factor why people traveled to the West 1 = Manifest Destiny
Factor why people traveled to the West 2 = Mountain Men
Factor why people traveled to the West 3 = Oregon
Factor why people traveled to the West 4 & 5 - Economic issues / American drea,
Factor why people traveled to the West - task putting factors into hierarchy
Oregon Trail
Oregon trail - key facts
Oregon train - keep points on the trail
Source work - quote and cartoon on Oregon trail and experiences of being on the trail
Dangers of the Oregon trail
Sager Family
Impact of the Oregon trail on Native Americans
Fort Laramie Treaty
Impact of Fort Laramie Treaty