Land Grabbing
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Land Grabbing
Westward expansion after the Civil War
Sarah BrynaertOctober 2008
Land Grabbing
Grade Level: 9-12 Content: Western American History Unit: The American West after the Civil War
Land Grabbing
Objectives: Identify reasons for westward expansion Analyze the concepts of assimilation and
stereotypes in relation to the American West Explain reasons for near destruction of Native
American societies in the American West
Land Grabbing
CIVIL WAR Fought between the North and South After the Civil War was a period known as
Reconstruction Many people were displaced or in poverty as
a result of the conflict As industrialism and big business expanded,
so did US territory US Government encouraged citizens to move
west
Land Grabbing: Engage
You will receive a card which has a symbol on one side and a list of words on the back
Please find people with the same symbol as you. This will be your group
Land Grabbing: Engage
On the back of each of your cards, there is a list of words The list of words will be used to complete the
graphic organizer Each student should read the word out loud
in their groups and discuss where the word belongs in the chart. After categorizing the words on the back of the
card add other words which relate to the graphic organizer
Native Americans Miners Ranchers Farmers
On the back of each of your cards is a list of words. Please categorize and write each word where you think it should belong in the chart below. When you are finished categorizing the words on the back of your cards, please discuss and list other words which relate to the chart below.
Land Grabbing: Graphic Organizer
Land Grabbing: Purpose
The purpose of this lesson is to evaluate reasons for westward expansion.
This lesson will also show you the near destruction of Native Americans and their culture during this time.
Land Grabbing: Purpose
Can anyone tell me what they know about the American West after the Civil War?
Why did Americans move westward? What natural resources were available?
What is going on in the west at this time?
Land Grabbing: Explore
This next portion of the lesson will be used to play a game
Split your group into 3 teams You will work together to make decisions
people of the time period made
Land Grabbing: Explore
Background Information Many people in the country were displaced as
a result of the Civil War Some people sought alternative options for
their lifestyles, some chose to move west Your team will start with 20 token
You will have to make decisions and purchases using your tokens
Land Grabbing: Explore
Situation Card: You will play this game by picking “Situation
Cards” Each situation you will have to make a
decision
Land Grabbing: Explore
Play “Land Grabbing”
Land Grabbing: Explain
Return to your Graphic Organizer from the explore portion of the lesson
Revisit the terms, would you change anything?
Native Americans Miners Ranchers Farmers
Reservations Placer Mining Spurs Bonanza Farms
Buffalo Mining Town Buffalo Soddie
Nomads Minerals Cow Town Homestead Act
Hydraulic Pumps Cowboy Homesteaders
Shallow Pan Dawes Act
On the back of each of your cards is a list of words. Please categorize and write each word where you think it should belong in the chart below. When you are finished categorizing the words on the back of your cards, please discuss and list other words which relate to the chart below.
Land Grabbing: Explain
Land Grabbing: Explain
Reaction to the game “Land Grabbing”?
Land Grabbing: Explain
Draw a picture of what you thought your character looked like, what they wore and list their behaviors
Land Grabbing: Explain
Turn to neighbor who has a different character than you
Give your neighbor a brief summary of their character situations and explain the drawing.
Raise you hand if you drew a… Woman Native American Mexican African American Child Chinese Japanese Immigrant
Land Grabbing: Explain
Most stories from the West supported stereotypes about men Young men could find freedom and opportunity Resist the forces of civilization that had made
easterners soft Toughened the bodies and souls of young men
Stereotype is a fixed conception held by people about others.
Land Grabbing: Explain
However, there were more than just white men in the west Women also traveled west Chinese, African American, Japanese and
other immigrants moved west There were many African American and
Mexican cowhands
Land Grabbing: Explain
The move west nearly destroyed Native Americans and their cultures
Land Grabbing: Explain
The United States tried to assimilate Native Americans into the American culture through Native American Boarding Schools
Assimilation is the process by which people of one culture merge into and become part of another culture
Share some accounts with students
Land Grabbing: Elaborate Please react to the following:
The common schools are the stomachs of the country in which all people that come to us are assimilated within a generation. When a lion eats an ox, the lion does not become an ox but the ox becomes a lion." … Henry Ward Beecher*
Land Grabbing: Elaborate
Write a journal entry as if you were a Native American student in a boarding school.
Land Grabbing: Closure
You should draw conclusions about the American westward expansion after the Civil War. Why did people move west after the Civil War? What resources were available and what occupations did
people choose? Describe the concepts of stereotype and assimilation? What were the population dynamics of the American
West? How did Americans attempt to assimilate Native
Americans into their culture? Can you see assimilation in other parts of history or in
current events today?
Land Grabbing: Evaluate
You will make a flip book including key words, ideas and examples. Pg 1: The American West after the Civil War Pg 2: Native Americans Pg 3: Miners Pg 4: Ranchers Pg 5: Farmers Pg 6: Assimilation and Stereotypes
Use information from the entire lesson to finish this flipbook