November 28, 2011Aim: How did the Federal Government encourage

westward movement?

• DO RIGHT NOW: – Take out your binder and copy AIM & DATE.

Unit 5: Westward Movement

• Assessment at the end of this unit will be a DBQ Essay.

• You will be creating a question for your DBQ Essay to answer.

• Choose at least 4 documents to support your argument.

Imagine you are a member of the Federal Government, what issues are you going to encounter with this newly acquired

land?

• NOTES/BACKGROUND– Manifest Destiny

Aim: How did the Federal Government encourage westward movement?

Aim: How did the Federal Government encourage westward movement?

• SOAP the Document:– SUBJECT What is the main topic of the document? – OBJECTIVE Why was this document written? Purpose?– AUDIENCE Who was this written for? – PERSPECTIVE Who wrote this document?

Carefully read and annotate for SOAP in the Homestead Act and Pacific Railway Act.

• HOMESTEAD ACT (1862) gave 160 acres of land to settlers 21 or older to live on the land for 5 years and improve the land.

• PACIFIC RAILWAY ACT (1862) promoted the construction of the transcontinental railroad by Federal Government giving land and loaning money to railroad companies.

Aim: How did the Federal Government encourage westward movement?

• Pick one of the following roles:– Native American – Poor white settler– Freed Slave – Railroad Company Owner

• Write a letter from the perspective from someone above to the Federal Government.– EXPLAIN whether you SUPPORT or OPPOSE the Homestead Act &

Pacific Railway Act.– DESCRIBE any problems/conflicts you might encounter because of

these acts.

• BE DETAILED, CLEAR and SPECIFIC.

Aim: How did the Federal Government encourage westward movement?