American West L7 – The Gold Rush and the 49’ers

This lesson contains:
A starter task to recap previous learning from the course.
A YouTube video introducing the gold rush and how it began, followed by some basic comprehension and thinking questions.
An activity to study the information provided to complete questions on why people went for gold and how mining towns grew.
A larger activity on the consequences of the growth of mining, from effects on Indians, violence, the economy etc. Students use the information provided to complete the mind map worksheet.
 
Attachments:
1 x Powerpoint Presentation
2 x Publisher Files