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November 28, 2011 Aim: How did the Federal Government encourage westward movement?

November 28, 2011 Aim: How did the Federal Government encourage westward movement?. DO RIGHT NOW: Take out your binder and copy AIM & DATE. Unit 5: Westward Movement. Assessment at the end of this unit will be a DBQ Essay. You will be creating a question for your DBQ E ssay to answer.

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November 28, 2011 Aim: How did the Federal Government encourage westward movement?

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  1. November 28, 2011Aim: How did the Federal Government encourage westward movement? • DO RIGHT NOW: • Take out your binder and copy AIM & DATE.

  2. Unit 5: Westward Movement • Assessment at the end of this unit will be a DBQ Essay. • You will be creating a question for your DBQ Essay to answer. • Choose at least 4 documents to support your argument.

  3. Imagine you are a member of the Federal Government, what issues are you going to encounter with this newly acquired land?

  4. Aim: How did the Federal Government encourage westward movement? • NOTES/BACKGROUND • Manifest Destiny

  5. Aim: How did the Federal Government encourage westward movement? • SOAP the Document: • SUBJECT What is the main topic of the document? • OBJECTIVE Why was this document written? Purpose? • AUDIENCE Who was this written for? • PERSPECTIVE Who wrote this document? Carefully read and annotate for SOAP in the Homestead Act and Pacific Railway Act.

  6. Aim: How did the Federal Government encourage westward movement? • HOMESTEAD ACT (1862) gave 160 acres of land to settlers 21 or older to live on the land for 5 years and improve the land. • PACIFIC RAILWAY ACT (1862)  promoted the construction of the transcontinental railroad by Federal Government giving land and loaning money to railroad companies.

  7. Aim: How did the Federal Government encourage westward movement? • Pick one of the following roles: • Native American • Poor white settler • Freed Slave • Railroad Company Owner • Write a letter from the perspective from someone above to the Federal Government. • EXPLAIN whether you SUPPORT or OPPOSE the Homestead Act & Pacific Railway Act. • DESCRIBE any problems/conflicts you might encounter because of these acts. • BE DETAILED, CLEAR and SPECIFIC.

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