Tic-Tac Toe Grid

The Gold Rush: Research the 1849 Research Frederick Jackson Turner’s The West: California Gold Rush. Frontier Thesis. Describe his idea of the  How did natural resources Play the simulation game at closing of the American frontier. Then contribute to the settlement website listed below. respond to these questions and create a of the west? Teams will work together to political cartoon that reflects that answer to  Create a list that describes “strike it rich”. Take notes for your one of the questions: the challenges of farmers on review and your test grade. • According to Frederick Jackson the Great Plains. For each Turner, what historical factor was most challenge, discuss how the important in developing the American farmers adapted to the character? Explain challenges of living on the • What were the various frontiers Plains. during our history?  What inventions made • Explain some of the characteristics, farming easier on the Great according to Turner, that became Plains? distinctively "American." How did the railroad impact • Explain some of the relationships settlement and development of the between land and social development. west? • What economic changes resulted from the closing of the frontier?

Populism: Create a poster which  Complete vocabulary for this Exodusters : addresses the following: causes of module. Research Exodusters. Write a definition the formation of the party,  Access eyewitnesstohistory.com. of the term. Then, respond to the important dates, key leaders, Select a primary source from the Old following questions: platform of the party (in detail), West tab. Use SOAPS or APPARTS to Who were the Exodusters? election, element that addresses analyze. Write a summary of the Describe conditions they faced. the Cross of Gold speech and the source and connect it to the unit of Create a visual, or locate a primary lasting LEGACY of the Populist study, making sure that you describe source describing conditions faced and party. Then briefly research the the economic, political, and social how the Exodusters adapted in order to goals of the Progressive Movement significance survive. and show how the Populist Movement led to Progressivism. Battles between the US and Native Plan An Oregon Trail Trip. Your family has Western Migration Travel Americans: Research and create a decided to move to Oregon across the Great Pamphlets : chart of the following: Plains following one of the Oregon Trail routes. Create pamphlets for a 19th century  Sand Creek Massacre Include: modes of transportation; provisions travel agency that will attract the  Battle of Little Bighorn needed; mule, horse, oxen. Explain. Why? How following migrants….  Chief Joseph and the Nez long would it take to reach Oregon? You might Mormons Women Perce be able to get a few provisions at some of the forts on the route, but supplies there would be Chinese  Battle of Wounded Knee Irish  Helen Hunt Jackson and expensive. You can count on a little food gained by hunting, but you don't have time to hunt for African Americans  A Century of Dishonor Buffalo Soldiers fresh meat daily. Make an itemized list of the Dawes Act Include information about the  wagon, livestock, and needed supplies and find Include a cause, major event, Oklahoma Land rush and Comstock their cost in the 1840s. Are you overloaded, do result and significance. Lode. you need another wagon or do you need to lighten the load? Identify the stops that you will make; include significant landmarks that early pioneers noted on their journey. Map out route. Possible Website to use: http://www.america101.us/trail/Oregontrail.htm l Rubric for Tic-Tac-Toe Assignment:

Multimedia Project : Tic-Tac-Toe Grid and Presentation

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