railroads, the west and the american indian please pick up an atlas from the green bin in front pick...
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Let’s review our answers 1. Why did the government give public land to the railroads? 2. Who were the vaqueros? 3. What was life like for the Plains tribes before white settlers arrived? 4 What were some of the ideas of the Populist Party?TRANSCRIPT
Railroads, the West and the American
IndianPlease pick up an atlas from the
green bin in frontPick up an atlas packet
Have a highlighter handy and a pen/pencil
Please move to your Fall partner
Using the first page of the packet, Pick any two questions to answer with your partner.
Let’s review our answers
1. Why did the government give public land to the railroads?
2. Who were the vaqueros?3. What was life like for the Plains tribes
before white settlers arrived?4 What were some of the ideas of the
Populist Party?
Traveling by train….. How many of you have?
How would you describe it to someone? What does is feel like, look like?
What does it look like in the movies?What is the benefit of one say compared
to horse and carriage?What does it mean to the West and to the
American Indian?
Manifest Destiny… what do you remember
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bs2w4lwQRtc
Abandon Railroads in NY State
http://www.abandonedrails.com/New_York
What does this tell us? What has replaced these once important
railroads?
Atlas work… let’s get ready!
In the atlas, turn to page 64-65Let’s read the overview ( stars are next to
the overview items)Next, Picture BA – Miles of trackC- Railroads cross the open rangeD- Ranching expands, buffalo herds shrinkE – herdsF- The open range is closed
Practice with the atlas pages
Highlight the question, notice how many items it is asking you to answer.
Let’s answer the following:Gathering FactsPlaces, Regions, LandscapesLinks near and far
On your own … Using Indian lands to feed the nation.
Practice on your own.
Open to pages 66-67 in the atlas.
Repeat what we just did together, but on your own.
You have 20 minutes. When done, return the atlas, but keep the
paper out.
Closure
What can you tell about the importance of railroads and our nations growth from the atlas work you did today?
Turn and talk to your elbow partner