This lesson contains:
- A task to introduce the reasons why people went West using a map of my own creation (editable on the PPT) and annotating the Mormon trail, California Trail and Oregon Trail with info from the PPTs. The slides will give info on the importance of the Oregon Trail also, and why it was traversed.
- A introduction to the belief of Manifest Destiny.
- A worksheet task to study the reasons people went West and to sort them by importance as pushes and pulls, but also overall.
- A task to study what problems the migrants faced along the way. This can be extended by looking at the Donner Party using the information provided and answering some comprehension questions on this.
Attachments:
- 1 x Powerpoint Presentation
- 1 x Word File
- 2 x Publisher Files
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