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- 8th
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Students examine basic elements of the Homestead Act, describe gender make-up of the West before and after the Homestead Act, connect the Homestead Act with women's suffrage, and create a modern day business propaganda pamphlet. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore the story of African Americans with agricultural backgrounds who migrated west following the Civil War and availed themselves of the opportunity to homestead. They access a multi-media narrative imbedded in this plan. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the various groups that ventured to the West including the miners, cattlemen, and the homesteaders. Each student is assigned one of these groups to read about. Then the class discusses the similarities of the three groups of people. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students, in groups, study the Homestead Act. Each group studies a region of the country in the 1840s: the North, the South, and the West. Ask each group to research and write their region's position on the homestead issue. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine how the Homestead Act impacted the economic opportunities of women. They research the Homestead Act, define Manifest Destiny, and prepare an exhibit that features an outstanding woman who lived or lives in their community. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine three important strikes during the 1800s and songs during the time period. They answer discussion questions. They also view paintings and analzying them. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the music from the Homestead Strike. They identify the issues that caused the strike as well. They answer comprehension questions to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students define and interpret the Homestead Act of 1862. They examine how the Homestead Act affected the growth of the population in the west. They Estimate what kinds of hardships the Homesteaders encountered. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students examine that there were many different groups that had a stake in the settlement of the West. Some people like the native population were threatened by the changes settlement was bringing to their lands while immigrate groups were driven to own their own land and make a better life. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the general events o the Homestead strike through reading comprehension of a one-page synopsis. They locate the events of the Homestead Strike. Comprehend multiple perspectives of the reasons, relationships and results of the Homestead Strike through the examination of primary resources and through class listening skills Full Review »
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