Students examine the life of Billy the Kid. In this Westward Expansion lesson, students use Internet and print sources to research the contributions of gunfighters to the settlement of the American West.

In this matching facts and terms about New Mexico activity, students use words in the word bank to match with the factual phrases. Students write 10 answers.

In this state facts worksheet, students read the clues associated with New Mexico. Students select the correct answer for the 10 statements.

For this United States history worksheet, students utilize a word bank of 10 terms or phrases to answer 10 fill in the blank questions about the development of the West. A short answer question is included as well.

Students analyze the role that gunfighters played in the settlement of the West and distinguish between their factual and fictional accounts. Using internet research, students explore the life of Billy the Kid. They write an essay on...

An eyewitness account from Pat Garrett that explains the circumstances surrounding his killing of Billy the Kid.