Westward Expansion and Native Americans Source Investigation
- Google Drive™ folder
- Internet Activities
Description
This resource includes a source based lesson on Native American tribes on the Great Plains and how they were impacted by westward expansion. The Google Form includes 7 sets of sources and a total of 15 questions. The sources include maps, pictures, timelines, graphs, and a video. The questions are multiple-choice and open response.
Topics Covered:
-Native American vs. American use of the Buffalo and the impact of westward expansion on this resource
-Conflict on the Great Plains: battles between U.S. government and Native American tribes
-Native American Land loss & Reservations
In addition, there is another assignment included to stretch student learning. This assignment is to write a summary of a video about Native American tribes in the past or present. There are 20 video links included. Each video is from 3-15 minutes long and cover topics such as Indian Boarding Schools, Famous Native Americans throughout history, Navajo Code Talkers, Life on a Reservation today and a lot more!
