American West L4 – Changing Government Policies

This lesson contains:
A background to U.S. policy towards the Indians before 1830, including assimilation and the creation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
A mind mapping activity to note down why policies began to change, including the failure of assimilation, Manifest Destiny, U.S. peoples’ dislike of Indians and the changing government agenda. These slides could be printed and used in groups, or done on-board.
A reading and retrieval task to use the information provided to complete the worksheet to acknowledge the major changes in policy, including Indian Removal Act and the Permanent Indian Frontier.
A plenary to consider a narrative-style question.
 
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1 x Powerpoint Presentation
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