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8th Grade Arkansas/US History
01.19-22.2016
U.S. History 8th Grade
Chap. 11.4
The Great Plains Indians
Grade Level:
8
Subject:
U.S. History 8
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Goal Summary:
THE BIG IDEA:
Students practice primary source analysis with a visual text,
Students understand the concept of point of view, and
Students understand some motivations/ideas for westward expansion.
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Essential Questions:
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Understandings:
Why did Americans move westward?
How were the Plains Indian viewed by settlers moving westward?
What were the ways European & U.S. Colonialism reshaped North America?
How did the United States Army become involved with settlers fighting with Indians of the Plains?
Content Goals:
Students will understand why Americans "white & black" moved westward after the Civil War.....and how the interactions between the Plains Indians and Settlers led to conflict, and change.
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