Railroads, the West and the American

IndianPlease pick up an atlas from the

green bin in frontPick up an atlas packet

Have a highlighter handy and a pen/pencil

Please move to your Fall partner

Using the first page of the packet, Pick any two questions to answer with your partner.

Let’s review our answers

1. Why did the government give public land to the railroads?

2. Who were the vaqueros?3. What was life like for the Plains tribes

before white settlers arrived?4 What were some of the ideas of the

Populist Party?

Traveling by train….. How many of you have?

How would you describe it to someone? What does is feel like, look like?

What does it look like in the movies?What is the benefit of one say compared

to horse and carriage?What does it mean to the West and to the

American Indian?

Manifest Destiny… what do you remember

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bs2w4lwQRtc

Abandon Railroads in NY State

http://www.abandonedrails.com/New_York

What does this tell us? What has replaced these once important

railroads?

Atlas work… let’s get ready!

In the atlas, turn to page 64-65Let’s read the overview ( stars are next to

the overview items)Next, Picture BA – Miles of trackC- Railroads cross the open rangeD- Ranching expands, buffalo herds shrinkE – herdsF- The open range is closed

Practice with the atlas pages

Highlight the question, notice how many items it is asking you to answer.

Let’s answer the following:Gathering FactsPlaces, Regions, LandscapesLinks near and far

On your own … Using Indian lands to feed the nation.

Practice on your own.

Open to pages 66-67 in the atlas.

Repeat what we just did together, but on your own.

You have 20 minutes. When done, return the atlas, but keep the

paper out.

Closure

What can you tell about the importance of railroads and our nations growth from the atlas work you did today?

Turn and talk to your elbow partner