The purpose of the lesson is to have students discover how our country expanded during the 1800's by using primary and secondary sources. This lesson will also show students how to use some of the new technologies which are available to them to create a finished project. Use text and pictures to identify the topic and supporting information. Set purpposes and goals for reading the text. Write a scrapbook entry on topics researched to inform.
List motives that draw people westward.
Identify problems common to most pioneers during migration and settlement. Identify land and water routes traveled by frontier people. Locate places and natural features of the areas of the trail west. Explain how the physical features of the land affected the pioneers. You must have installed the free Acrobat Reader plug in to be able to read the files.