AMERICAN WEST TIME PERIODS

1835 - 1862
EARLY SETTLEMENT
OF THE WEST
X4
questions
1862 - 1876
DEVELOPMENT OF
THE PLAINS
1876 - 1895
CONFLICTS AND
CONQUESTS
UMBRELLA ENQUIRY: How did the settlement of the Plains CONTINUE
to DEVELOP over time?
• Can you
describe the
building KEY WORDS:
process?
• Can you Confederate:
explain how
the railroad Union:
impacted the
Plains Indians? Amendment:
• Can you
evaluate the Emancipation
importance of Proclamation:
the railroads
for the
different
parties
involved? Today’s focused LQ: Why was the trans-continental
railroad so significant?
 
 KNOWLEDGE
RECALL –
LAWLESSNESS IN
AURORA

GIVE ME AND
FIVE… AGAIN!

WHAT’S THE KEY WORD?

1. In which US state was Aurora? WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT…?
(bonus for county) 6. Highway
2. 5 types of people living in robbery?
Aurora? 7. Rowdyism?
3. Which Indian nation went to
war over the disruption of their 8. The Daly Gang?
hunting grounds in Nevada?
9. Local militia?
4. What did locals set up in Aurora
to deal with the power of gangs? 10. Weapons?
5. Who was in charge of the town
of Aurora’s law enforcement?
 KNOWLEDGE RECALL – lawlessness in Aurora KNOWLEDGE RECALL – lawlessness in Aurora
WHAT’S THE KEY WORD? WHAT’S THE KEY WORD?
1. In which US state was Aurora? (bonus for county) 1. In which US state was Aurora? (bonus for county)
2. 5 types of people living in Aurora? 2. 5 types of people living in Aurora?
3. Which Indian nation went to war over the disruption of
their hunting grounds in Nevada? 3. Which Indian nation went to war over the disruption of
their hunting grounds in Nevada?
4. What did locals set up in Aurora to deal with the power
of gangs? 4. What did locals set up in Aurora to deal with the power
of gangs?
5. Who was in charge of the town of Aurora’s law
enforcement? 5. Who was in charge of the town of Aurora’s law
enforcement?
WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT…? WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT…?
6. Highway robbery? 6. Highway robbery?
7. Rowdyism? 7. Rowdyism?
8. The Daly Gang? 8. The Daly Gang?
9. Local militia? 9. Local militia?
10. Weapons? 10. Weapons?

KNOWLEDGE RECALL – lawlessness in Aurora KNOWLEDGE RECALL – lawlessness in Aurora

WHAT’S THE KEY WORD? WHAT’S THE KEY WORD?
1. In which US state was Aurora? (bonus for county) 1. In which US state was Aurora? (bonus for county)
2. 5 types of people living in Aurora? 2. 5 types of people living in Aurora?
3. Which Indian nation went to war over the disruption of 3. Which Indian nation went to war over the disruption of
their hunting grounds in Nevada? their hunting grounds in Nevada?
4. What did locals set up in Aurora to deal with the power 4. What did locals set up in Aurora to deal with the power
of gangs? of gangs?
5. Who was in charge of the town of Aurora’s law 5. Who was in charge of the town of Aurora’s law
enforcement? enforcement?
WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT…? WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT…?
6. Highway robbery? 6. Highway robbery?
7. Rowdyism? 7. Rowdyism?
8. The Daly Gang? 8. The Daly Gang?
9. Local militia? 9. Local militia?
10. Weapons? 10. Weapons?
Starter

Who is he?

Why is he a
famous historical
figure?
 Causes of the American Civil War

Slavery!
The economy in the South depended on it
The North didn’t like it, and abolitionist groups
wanted to ban it
The election of Lincoln as President scared the
South because he was seen by them as Anti-Slavery
 The American Civil War
• As we watch the video fill in the basic points of CAUSES, EVENTS,
CONSEQUENCES of the Civil War

• This is for brief notes/mind map/statistics/images etc. you don’t need full
sentences!

Andrew Marr: American Civil War

p.51 could also be used for this.

 How was the Transcontinental Rail Road built?

Check your handouts – note the position of each of the two companies responsible for
building the railroad.
RAILROAD COMPANY: ________________________ RAILROAD COMPANY: ________________________

Started (where): _________________ Started (where): _________________

Labour used: ____________________________ Labour used: ____________________________

Problems faced: _____________________________ Problems faced: _____________________________

__________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________
__________________________________ ____________________________

BOTH COMPANIES WERE given ___________ acres of federal land across each
mile of track built
Also paid in __________________ ________ at the rate of $_______ per mile
of level track. $______ across plateaus. $________ in the mountains.

Use p.53 to collect these details

The most famous photograph associated with the first transcontinental railroad is Andrew J.
Russell’s “East and West Shaking Hands at Laying of Last Rail.” Commonly known as “The
Champagne Photo,” it shows those present at the Golden Spike Ceremony when the two trains
met at Promontory, Utah for the very first time. Who is missing from the photo?
 IMPORTANCE/CONSEQUENCES/IMPACT / FINALLY…
The completion of the Transcontinental railroad

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Use p.54 + the clip to collect these points about the impact of the transcontinental
railroad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZEE4CUF8Vg
The rail companies were
granted sale of the land
surrounding the railroad.

Huge profits could be

made selling them to
future home-steaders
(both Americans and
immigrants).

What are the obvious

incentives being offered
to encourage sale of this
land across the Plains?
 METACOGNITION: THINKING DEEPER
Explain two CONSEQUENCES (results) of the transcontinental railroad
completed in 1869. (8 marks)
State a big
One consequence of the railroad was that …..
Consequence in
One
your first sentence
This meant that …..
sentence.
Now explain this
consequence in as
much detail as you 2–3
can. detailed
sentences

4/4

State a DIFFERENT Another consequence of the railroad was that …..

big Consequence in One
your first sentence. sentence

This meant that …..

Now explain this
consequence in as
much detail as you 2–3
can. detailed
sentences
4/4