Fort Laramie Treaty 1851 - Lesson

Was the Fort Laramie Treaty a success?

KS4 Lesson for Edexcel GCSE History module: The American West c.1835-c.1895, assessing the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851.

Accessible for all ability groups and the resources are easily differentiated for more and less academically able students.

This lesson will help teach students about…

• The concept of a treaty
• The reasons for tensions between Native Americans and White Americans
• The Fort Laramie Treaty - Who, Why, What, Where, When and Significance
• The different impact, effects and consequences of the Treaty on each group of people; Native Americans and White and Americans.

Includes…

• Tensions Information Sheet Resource
• 3 x 3 Introductory Starter
• Video - 5Ws Mindmap
• Flowchart Resource
• Character Plenary