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- American West Key Features Wordsearch
A wordsearch of key words and phrases relating to the American West. - American West Anagrams
A worksheet with anagrams of key words connected with the American West. - American West Anagrams differentiated
As above, but the initial letter of each word is given. - Great American Desert
An illustrated information sheet about the geographical divisions in North America. Includes description of weather and vegetation. - Great American Desert Crossword
A crossword with clues related to the geographical divisions of North America and the Great American Desert. - Blank Map of America
A blank outline map of America. - Manifest Destiny
An information and activity sheet which explains the concept of Manifest Destiny and how it is linked to westward expansion. Includes a source analysis activity. - Manifest Destiny Crossword
A crossword with clues related to the concept of Manifest Destiny and westward expansion. - Native Americans – Origins
A two-page illustrated information sheet giving details of the origins of the native Americans and the Plains Indians. - Buffalo Crosstick
An ideal starter for a lesson on Buffalo. - Buffalo Hunt – True or False
10 True and False statements about the Buffalo Hunt – can be used as a starter activity or as a pointer to more detailed research. - Plains Indians Wordsearch
A wordsearch with hidden names of indian tribes that lived on the plains. - Tipi Anagrams Anagrams of words connected with tipis.
- Attitudes to Indians An illustrated information sheet about American white attitudes towards the Indians. Includes activities.
- Whites Opinions of Indians Crossword
A crossword with clues related to the White American’s opinion of the Plains Indians. - Indians and Whites – Different Lifestyles
An illustrated spider diagram to show the differences in the lifestyles of the Indians and white Americans. Can be used with activity sheet below. - Indians and Whites – Different Lifestyles Activities
An activity sheet to be used with the diagram above. - Mountain Men
An illustrated sheet about Mountain Men with related activities. - Fur Trapper Picture Source
A picture source of a Fur Trapper with related questions. - Mountain Men Crossword
Crossword with clues relating to the life of a mountain man. - California Gold Fever
An illustrated sheet about the pros and cons of the California Gold rush with related activities. - Gold Rush Anagrams
Anagrams of words related to the gold rush. - Gold Rush Crossword
A crossword with clues related to the California Gold Rush. - Brigham Young and the journey West
An illustrated information sheet about the westward journey of the Mormons to Salt Lake Valley under the leadership of Brigham Young. Includes differentiated activities. - Mormons Crossword
A crossword with clues relating to the Mormons. - Memorable Utah Events
A poster produced in 1943 to show the most memorable events in the history of Utah. Can be used with worksheet below. - Utah Poster, Essay help sheet
An essay help sheet to answer the question ‘How useful is the poster (above) in assessing whether the Mormon settlement of Salt Lake Valley was a success?’ - Railways Crosstick
Answer clues relating to the American West to spell the word ‘railway’ vertically. - Blank Railroad Card Match
A set of match cards relating to the transcontinental railroad. Cards are in pairs. One card has a printed description the other is blank for pupils to write a description. - Knowledge Test
A four page test paper to test knowledge and understanding of Plains Indians, Mountain Men, Gold Rush, Mormons and Railways. - Knowledge Test Suggested Answers
Suggested answers to go with the test above. - Relate Images to Cowboys
A table with 9 images. Pupils have to describe how each image relates to the Cowboys of the West. - Cow Town Source Starter
A picture source of a Cow Town with related questions. Ideal starter activity. - How did the cattle industry begin?
An illustrated information sheet with levelled activities. - Cattle Industry Crossword
A crossword with clues related to the Cattle Industry. - Cattle Industry Crossword 2
Another crossword with clues related to the Cattle Industry. - Cattle Trails
An information sheet about the Shawnee, Chisholm, Western and Goodnight-Loving cattle trails. - Cowboy Picture
A picture of a cowboy on his horse. Ideal for brainstorm, plenary or starter. - Life of a Cowboy
An illustrated worksheet to match pictures to statements about the life of a cowboy. - The Long Drive
A blank diagram of the long drive for pupils to label. - American West Crossword
A giant crossword with clues relating to the American West – Indians, gold rush, Mormons, railroad and cowboys. - Rise and Fall of the Cattle Industry
Information sheet about the rise and fall of the cattle industry. - Cattle Industry Questions
Questions relating to the Cattle Industry and life of a Cowboy. - The Homestead Act 1862
An information sheet about the Homestead Acts passed by the US government. - Homesteaders – Push and Pull Factors
An activity sheet to help understanding of push and pull factors and how they influenced homesteaders. - Surviving the Plains
A worksheet with anagrams related to problems surviving the Plains. The words are then transferred to a blank table to be completed with details and solutions to each problem. - Lawlessness Wordsearch
A wordsearch of commonly committed crimes in the West. - Lawlessness in the West
Worksheet explaining factors that contributed to lawlessness in the West. - Policing the Plains
Worksheet for pupils to complete information about those who tried to keep law and order on the Plains. - Indians on the warpath wordsearch
A wordsearch with words related to why the Indians went on the warpath. - American West End of Unit test
A four-page test paper to assess knowledge and understanding of the American West. - American West End of Unit test Markscheme
Markscheme to accompany the above test - American West/ Medicine Through Time Revision booklet
A four-page revision booklet with revision topics and hints and tips for the exam.
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