American West L12 – Homesteaders and Farming Solutions

This lesson contains:
An overview of how the Civil War affected homesteaders with details about the role and purpose of the Homestead Act 1862. Students take not eon the function of the Act and can watch a YouTube video on it.
An activity to note down the successes of the Act as well as the limitations from the on-board information.
A task to use the information provided to complete the worksheet on other Acts that followed the Homestead Act and what they did. Students can weigh up the successes of these Acts.
An activity to study the information on the changes to farming practices. Students complete a table to show what was done about each problem farmers faced and judge how successful each measure would likely have been.
A plenary to consider how much life improved for the Homesteaders.
 
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1 x Powerpoint Presentation
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