Name ________________________________________ Date ___________________ Block _____
Westward Expansion Project – 30 points
(USII.1i,2a,4a;LP3)
Causes of Westward Expansion (USII.4a) - 4 points
In the late 1800s, people moved
westward for 5 reasons.
Write 4 detailed and complete
sentences to explain.
L
A
R
G
E
1. The Homestead Act enticed people to move west by offering
160 acres of land for $18.00 - practically free.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Look at me living on the Great Plains! (USII.2a) – 6 points
Create a picture story about life on the Great Plains. Include 12 factual details of
how the people lived and worked on the western Great Plains. Each picture must
have a caption to describe each of the 2 facts included.
I
N
V
E
N
T
I
O
N
S
1
Caption:
2
Caption:
F
L
E
3
Caption:
5
Caption:
4
Caption:
6
Caption:
D
Life on the Great Plains (USII.4d) - 4 points
LP3: I can explain how new technologies
changed the way people could use
the geographic landscape to live.
Explain how new technologies changed the way people adapted to the
geographic landscape.
Inventions /
Agricultural practices
Describe it
Description:
Barbed wire (1870s)
Description:
Steel plows (1840s)
Description:
Dry farming (1880s)
Description:
Sod houses (1860s)
Description:
Beef cattle raising
(1860s)
Description:
Wheat farming (1830s,
1880s)
Description:
Windmills (1880s)
Description:
Railroads (1860s)
What was possible to do
now?
People of Western Expansion (USII.4a) - 4 points
Summarize what you learned about each group. Write three detailed sentences for
each.
Farmers
1.
2.
3.
Exodusters
Cowboys
1.
1.
Western
Expansion
2.
2.
3.
3.
Native Americans
1.
2.
3.
Miners of the West (USII.4a) – 4 points
Identify the two objects that the miner below is holding in his hands. Complete
the PRO/CON chart below. Write three detailed and complete sentences for PRO
and three detailed and complete sentences for CON.
PROs about being a miner (positive)
1.
CONs about being a miner (negative)
1.
2.
2.
3.
3.
Conflict in the West (USII.1i) - 8 points
LP3: I can explain what happens
when two cultures have different
perspectives on land ownership
and use.
Native Americans vs. Railroad
Write a detailed paragraph or draw a detailed picture that explains how the
railroad affected Native American life negatively.
(Think: buffalo and land.)
Native Americans vs. U.S. Army
Write a detailed paragraph or draw a detailed picture that explains how the
Army interacted with the Native Americans.
(Think: specific battle and who won.)
Westward Expansion 2a4, 4a4, 1i4 30 points
When painting this picture, the painter was attempting to communicate many ideas about Westward
Expansion. Write an essay that explains three (3) of those ideas.
1
Introduction
Start with a sentence that grabs your reader’s attention.
Background sentence
Background sentence
Background sentence
Thesis/Claim is the last sentence and lists 3 key points
The picture contains three main ideas ___________, ______________ and the impact on Native Americans.
2
Body Paragraph ( Key point #1)
Intro sentence:
Detail/Evidence
Detail
Detail
Conclusion/Summary
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3
Body Paragraph (Key point #2)
Intro sentence:
Detail/Evidence
Detail
Detail
Conclusion/Summary
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Masterminds, LLC
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Topic
Westward Expansion
4
Body Paragraph (Key point #3) Impact on Native Americans
Intro sentence:
Detail/Evidence
Detail
Detail
Conclusion/Summary
5
Paragraph #5: Conclusion
Intro Sentence:
Summarize key point of paragraph #2
Summarize key point of paragraph #3
Summarize key point of paragraph #4
Restate Thesis/Claim
Check your spelling and grammar.
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