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Uncle Sam is Rich Enough to Give Us All a Farm: Lesson PlanUncle Sam is Rich Enough to Give Us All a Farm: Lesson Plan
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Students examine websites and video clips to become familiar with tenets of the Homestead Act, challenges faced by settlers and misconceptions about settlers. They role-play colonists on the Planet XR-38 and make choices similar to western settlers.

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settlements, the american west, the homestead act

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american west, homestead act, settlement, social studies
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Duration
2 hrs
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