Card Sort: What were the push and pull factors of Westward Expansion?

This resource has been designed to help students to understand the push and pull factors of westward expansion in the USA. It can be used as a starter, plenary, revision or assessment activity. However, If you are looking for additional stretch and challenge on this topic , then why not also check out my diamond nine activity?

When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a fully editable Microsoft Word document. The resource includes aims, instructions and ten push and pull statements that need to be sorted. Once students have cut out the cards and correctly sorted them under the heading, they can extend their understanding further by sorting them into their order of importance before sticking them into their books and attempting the extended question.

At each stage students should be feeding back to their group or the class and explaining their choices. The discussion and explanation around the choices that they have made are critical in helping them develop their understanding of the topic.

The aims and objectives of this lesson are:

Theme: The American West
Know: Why did people want to settle in the American West?
Understand: Which causes were push or pull factors?
Analyse: Which factors were the most important?
Skills: Cause, Consequence, Evaluation and Judgement.

WILF: What Am I Looking For this lesson?
Identify and describe: Why people wanted to settle in the American West?
Explain: Which causes were push or pull factors?
Analyse: Which factors were the most important?

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Roy