American West 1840-1860

American West 1840-1860 The American West is a depth study worth 25% of the total GCSE. Click on the following sections to explore them in more detail.
INDIANS	MIGRANTS	SETTLERS	WINNERS?
The Indian culture and way of life is crucial to understanding the conflicts and future of the Plains Indians.	Who went West and why did they go?	Settler were the first groups to settle and develop the Great Plains. Homesteaders, Ranchers and Cowboys are the important groups.	In the conflict for control of the Plains, the white Americans always had a huge advantage.
The Buffalo	What was Manifest Destiny, and who were the first migrants? Manifest Destiny & Early Migrants First Migrants Activity Mountain Men Activity	Exploring the West: \| Goodnight-Loving Trail \| The Open Range \| Law and Order \|	The 1860s and 1870s Indian Wars
Way of Life	Why did people move west? (B Garnett) Why did people move west? () What problems did the Pioneers face? Why did anyone want to go West? Gold Prospectors Gold Miners Activity	Why was keeping law and order in West such a problem?	1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn Was the defeat at Little Bighorn all Custer's fault?
Exposure	Who were the Homesteaders? Homesteaders Activity	Constructing the Trans Continental Railroad. Building the railroads (A Barker)	What made the Indians gon on the Warpath? (A Paxford) Conflicting attitudes to the Indians () Treaties & Resrvations (G Drake)
	Who were the Mormons? How did the Mormons make the move West so successful? Mormons Activity Mormons Cloze Activity Mormons Activity	Cowboys: The Essential Facts (M Wormald) W ho and what were cattlemen and cowboys? Cowboys Activity	What was the importance of the Ghost Dance? Conflicts on the Plains Activity
	Whole Topic Revision Activities Millionaire-style Quiz American West Giant Activity Activity 2 Crossword American West Timeline The Twelve Key Dates you must know! Return to the American West homepage here. Return to the History Homepage here.		Homework Booklets are in the Homework Section