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    This document discusses westward expansion across the Great Plains region of North America. It prompts the student to identify physical features of the plains, including low rainfall, few lakes and streams, flat treeless land, and soil susceptible to erosion. It also asks how these characteristics posed obstacles for early settlers. The document then asks the student to define the concept of "Manifest Destiny" and provide background information on the Homestead Act and Pacific Railway Act, two pieces of legislation that impacted western settlement. Finally, it inquires about why the Great Plains came to be seen as a place of opportunity for settlement after the Civil War.

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    This document discusses westward expansion across the Great Plains region of North America. It prompts the student to identify physical features of the plains, including low rainfall, few lakes and streams, flat treeless land, and soil susceptible to erosion. It also asks how these characteristics posed obstacles for early settlers. The document then asks the student to define the concept of "Manifest Destiny" and provide background information on the Homestead Act and Pacific Railway Act, two pieces of legislation that impacted western settlement. Finally, it inquires about why the Great Plains came to be seen as a place of opportunity for settlement after the Civil War.

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    NEARPOD Westward Expansion Student Notes 2015-16

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    This document discusses westward expansion across the Great Plains region of North America. It prompts the student to identify physical features of the plains, including low rainfall, few lakes and streams, flat treeless land, and soil susceptible to erosion. It also asks how these characteristics posed obstacles for early settlers. The document then asks the student to define the concept of "Manifest Destiny" and provide background information on the Homestead Act and Pacific Railway Act, two pieces of legislation that impacted western settlement. Finally, it inquires about why the Great Plains came to be seen as a place of opportunity for settlement after the Civil War.

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    A-D

    Name: ______________________________________

    Westward Expansion

    Geography: Circle the Great Plains geographic region on the map below. (Use Pencil)

    A. NOTES - Physical Features & Climate of the Great Plains


    1. ___________________________________________________________________
    2. ___________________________________________________________________
    3. ___________________________________________________________________
    4. ___________________________________________________________________
    B. How did PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS = OBSTACLES for Western Settlers

    Physical Characteristic
    1. Low Rainfall, few lakes &
    streams with seasonal flow
    less than 20 inches annual
    rainfall

    2. Treeless Flatlands

    3. Tough Prairie Soil Eroded by


    Wind and Water

    Obstacle

    C. What was Manifest Destiny? Explain in your own words in the space below:
    ___________________________________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________________________
    Background Information:
    The Homestead Act

    The Pacific Railway Act

    When: __________________________

    When: __________________________

    Why: LAND

    Why: TRANSPORTATTION

    What: ____________________________

    What: ____________________________

    __________________________________

    __________________________________

    __________________________________

    __________________________________

    __________________________________

    __________________________________

    __________________________________

    __________________________________

    Continued onGO WEST! PART 2


    D. Before the Civil War, people referred to the Great Plains as, The Great American
    Desert and described it as a treeless wasteland that was unfit for settlement. After
    the Civil War, things changed. People started seeing the Great Plains as a territory full of
    possibilitya place where they could live. Whywhat changed?
    ___________________________________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________________________
    Vocabulary Terms:
    Invention:
    _________________________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________________________

    Adaptation:
    ________________________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________________________

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