This bundle of lessons provides all the lessons and resources you will need to teach a unit about the development and further migration into the American West in the years c.1862 - c.1876.

The lessons in this bundle are:

Lesson 10: The Homestead Act

Lesson 11: The Transcontinental Railroad Act

Lesson 12: The Homesteaders and improved farming methods

Lesson 13: Increasing Lawlessness in the American West

Lesson 14: The growth of the cattle industry

Lesson 15: The changing role of the cowboy

Lesson 16: The rivalry between homesteaders and cattle ranchers

Lesson 17: The impact of the railroads, gold rush and cattle ranching on the Plains Indians.

Lesson 18: Further US Government policies - The Appropriations Act

Lesson 19: Little Crow's War, the Sand Creek Massacre & Red Cloud's War

Each lesson includes a variety of features and resources such as starter tasks, recap activities, printable activity/question sheets, practice exam questions, exam skills, discussion points, challenge questions as well as fun and highly engaging animated background information to help students understand the focus of the lesson. The lesson is designed to last approximately 90minutes – 2 hours (often longer if you decide to use all the activities and questions).