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This 1850-1874 Homestead Act Signed: Who were the Settlers? lesson plan also includes:
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Life in the great, wide-open spaces of the West! Scholars analyze the reasons behind the vast movement to the Great Plains after the passing of the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Homestead Act. Using photographic, document, map, video, and primary source evidence, groups work together to uncover what life was like in the West. After intensive research, scholars create their own family trees to better understand the issues their own ancestors faced.
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