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Westward Expansion
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Free Westward Expansion Powerpoint Lessons:

The Cattle Kingdom - Excellent lesson submitted by Danielle Ballard, Freeport, NY.  Examines the rise and fall of the Cattle Kingdom.  Includes Texas Longhorns, the open range, and life of cowboys.  Grades 6-11.

Farming - Outstanding lesson submitted by Danielle Ballard, Freeport, NY.  Discusses the Homestead Act, Exodusters, life in the Great Plains, the Populist Party, the National Grange, among other things.  Grades 6-11.

Jeopardy Review - Excellent Jeopardy review game on The West submitted by Danielle Ballard, Freeport, NY.  Grades 6-11.

Mexican-American War - Outstanding lesson covering the causes and results of the war.   Examines the Treaty of Guadaloupe Hidalgo as well.  Grades 6-11.

Native Americans in the West - Evaluates how the lives of Native Americans were disrupted by Westward Expansion.  Outstanding, submitted by Danielle Ballard, Freeport, NY.  Includes Treaty of Fort Laramie, Dawes Act, Battle of Little Big Horn, and Wounded Knee.  Grades 6-11.

Railroads - Studies the creation of the transcontinental railroad and its effect on the West.  Excellent lesson submitted by Danielle Ballard, Freeport, NY.  Grades 6-11.

Westward Expansion - Amazing comprehensive lesson that examines gold rushes and the 49'ers, boom towns, ghost towns, Exodusters, Homestead Act, farmers, cowboys, vaqueros, Cattle Kingdom, railroads, and Native American Wars.  OUTSTANDING.  Grades 6-11.

Miners - Analyzes the effects that miners had on the development of the West.  Grades 6-11.