1. Independent Study Booklet
American West Paper 2
Name: ____________________________________

2. Homework Number SUB TOPIC 1, 2 & 3
CONTENTS
Homework Number
SUB TOPIC
1, 2 & 3
The lifestyle of the Native Americans
4, 5 & 6
The Early Settlers
7, 8 & 9
Early conflict and tension
10, 11 & 12
Homesteaders and Railroads
13, 14 & 15
The Cattle Industry
16, 17 & 18
The Destruction of the Native American Lifestyle
INSTRUCTIONS
Your homework is divided into sub topics related to the module you are studying in class. Each subject will have 3 activities for you to complete (one activity per week).
Activity 1: FIND (this will require you to find out key historical information about the topic you are studying). You should aim to spend approximately 20 minutes on this activity.
Activity 2: LEARN (this will require you to learn the information you have researched. You will be tested on this information in class). You should aim to spend approximately 30 minutes on this activity.
Activity 3: APPLY (this will require you to apply your knowledge to an exam skill). You should aim to spend approximately 15 to 20 minutes on this activity.
REMEMBER TO KEEP ANY REVISION MATERIALS YOU CREATE AS THESE WILL HELP YOU REVISE WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR YEAR 11 EXAMS
ASSESSMENT
As part of the LEARN activity you will be tested on your knowledge. The score in this test will be recorded by your teacher. You will have been given an individual score that you have to achieve depending on your expected outcome at the end of year 11. Failure to meet your score will result in a revision focused detention.
GCSE Target
Minimum Quiz Expectation 9
80% + 8 7
70% + 6
60% + 5 4
50% + 3
40% + 2
30% + 1
20% +

3. FIND Homework 1: The lifestyle of the Native Americans
Find the answers to the following questions
FIND
Question
My Answer 1
What is polygamy? 2
What was the role of the women? 3
Name a Native American Dance. 4
Name a responsibility of the older generation. 5
What was the hide of the buffalo used for? 6
What was the tongue of the buffalo used for? 7
Why did the Native Americans remove the scalps of their victims? 8
What was the Native American attitude towards land? 9
What shape was important to the Native Americans? 10
What does a nomadic lifestyle refer to?

4. LEARN Homework 2: The lifestyle of the Native Americans
Fill in the correct answers and learn for a knowledge test. Remember you have to achieve you individual score.
LEARN
Question
My Answer 1
What is polygamy? 2
What was the role of the women? 3
Name a Native American Dance. 4
Name a responsibility of the older generation. 5
What was the hide of the buffalo used for? 6
What was the tongue of the buffalo used for? 7
Why did the Native Americans remove the scalps of their victims? 8
What was the Native American attitude towards land? 9
What shape was important to the Native Americans? 10
What does a nomadic lifestyle refer to?

5. APPLY Homework 3: The lifestyle of the Native Americans
Use the knowledge from the previous two homework's to complete the activity/exam question below.
APPLY
Write a PEA paragraph explaining why the Buffalo were important to the lifestyle of the Native Americans (minimum of 4 sentences)
Write a PEA paragraph explaining the Native Americans attitude towards land (minimum of 4 sentences)
Peer Comment:
Target:

6. FIND Homework 4: The Early Settlers
Find the answers to the following questions
FIND
Question
My Answer 1
Which party is known for surviving via cannibalism? 2
What trail allowed early settlers to travel through the Rocky Mountains to the West Coast? 3
In what year was the Gold Rush? 4
What was the Perpetual Emigration Fund? 5
Who first discovered Gold in California? 6
What is meant by the phrase “Manifest Destiny”? 7
Why were the Mormons ordered out of Illinois in 1845? 8
What happened in 1837 that caused many Americans to migrate west? 9
Who led the Mormons to Salt Lake City? 10
How did the Mormons deal with the problem of dry and infertile land in Salt Lake City?

7. LEARN Homework 5: The Early Settlers
Fill in the correct answers and learn for a knowledge test. Remember you have to achieve you individual score.
LEARN
Question
My Answer 1
Which party is known for surviving via cannibalism? 2
What trail allowed early settlers to travel through the Rocky Mountains to the West Coast? 3
In what year was the Gold Rush? 4
What was the Perpetual Emigration Fund? 5
Who first discovered Gold in California? 6
What is meant by the phrase “Manifest Destiny”? 7
Why were the Mormons ordered out of Illinois in 1845? 8
What happened in 1837 that caused many Americans to migrate west? 9
Who led the Mormons to Salt Lake City? 10
How did the Mormons deal with the problem of dry and infertile land in Salt Lake City?

8. APPLY Homework 6: The Early Settlers
Use the knowledge from the previous two homework's to complete the activity/exam question below.
APPLY
Explain ONE of the following (remember in the real exam you will have to explain two)
Explain the importance of the leadership of Brigham Young in getting the Mormons to Salt Lake City
Explain the importance of the actions taken by the Mormons at Salt Lake city to their survival
Explain the importance of the economic crisis of 1837 in encouraging people to migrate West
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Peer Comment:
Target:

9. FIND Homework 7: Early conflict and tension
Find the answers to the following questions
FIND
Question
My Answer 1
What event in 1849 increased lawless and conflict? 2
Who did the US defeat in a war in 1848? 3
What did the US government create in 1834 to separate the Native Americans from the White Americans? 4
In what year was first Fort Laramie Treaty signed? 5
What was the aim of this treaty? 6
What did the US provide the Native Americans as part of the treaty? 7
What did the Native Americans have to agree to in this treaty? 8
What is ‘Claim Jumping’? 9
What is a vigilante? 10
There was significant racism against which group of people?

10. LEARN Homework 8: Early conflict and tension
Find the answers to the following questions
LEARN
Question
My Answer 1
What event in 1849 increased lawless and conflict? 2
Who did the US defeat in a war in 1848? 3
What did the US government create in 1834 to separate the Native Americans from the White Americans? 4
In what year was first Fort Laramie Treaty signed? 5
What was the aim of this treaty? 6
What did the US provide the Native Americans as part of the treaty? 7
What did the Native Americans have to agree to in this treaty? 8
What is ‘Claim Jumping’? 9
What is a vigilante? 10
There was significant racism against which group of people?

11. APPLY Homework 9: Early conflict and tension
Use the knowledge from the previous two homework's to complete the activity/exam question below.
APPLY
Explain ONE of the following (remember in the real exam you will have to explain two)
Explain the importance of the role vigilantes played in dealing the crime in early towns
The importance of the first Fort Laramie Treaty (1851) in changing the relationship between the Native Americans and US government
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Peer Comment:
Target:

12. FIND Homework 10: Homesteaders and Railroads
Find the answers to the following questions
FIND
Question
My Answer 1
What was the homesteader act? 2
When was the homesteader act? 3
Name two problem face by the homesteaders? (2) 4
Why was barbed wire a useful invention? 5
What did the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 give the companies that built the railways? 6
What were the two rail companies that built the first transcontinental railroad called? (2) 7
Where in the west did the railway end? 8
What did the railroads lead to in regards to migration and settlement?

13. LEARN Homework 11: Homesteaders and Railroads
Find the answers to the following questions
LEARN
Question
My Answer 1
What was the homesteader act? 2
When was the homesteader act? 3
Name two problem face by the homesteaders? (2) 4
Why was barbed wire a useful invention? 5
What did the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 give the companies that built the railways? 6
What were the two rail companies that built the first transcontinental railroad called? (2) 7
Where in the west did the railway end? 8
What did the railroads lead to in regards to migration and settlement?

14. APPLY 1) The Railroad Act 2) 3) Step 2: Write your answer
Homework 12: Homesteaders and Railroads
Use the knowledge from the previous two homework's to complete the activity/exam question below.
APPLY
Write a narrative account analysing the development of the railroads in the years
You may use the following information in your answers:
The Railroad Act (1862)
The use of Chinese labour
Step 1: Plan your answer.
Jot down the events in the development of the railroads (put them in chronological order)
1) The Railroad Act 2) 3)
Step 2: Write your answer
The first development in the railroads was the Railroad Act of 1862, which
This development meant that

15. This led to another development called
This development was important as it `
In addition, a further development was
This allowed
Peer Comment:
Target:

16. FIND Homework 13: The Cattle Industry
Find the answers to the following questions
FIND
Question
My Answer 1
What is meant by Open Range? 2
Why did the civil war have an impact on cattle population? 3
Who created the first cattle town? 4
Why was barbed wire a problem? 5
What is a ranch? 6
What was the name of the first Cow Town? 7
Who was Charles Goodnight? 8
What is cattle rustling? 9
What is a chuck wagon? 10
What illegal tactic did ranchers use to get more land?

17. LEARN Homework 14: The Cattle industry
Find the answers to the following questions
LEARN
Question
My Answer 1
What is meant by Open Range? 2
Why did the civil war have an impact on cattle population? 3
Who created the first cattle town? 4
Why was barbed wire a problem? 5
What is a ranch? 6
What was the name of the first Cow Town? 7
Who was Charles Goodnight? 8
What is cattle rustling? 9
What is a chuck wagon? 10
What illegal tactic did ranchers use to get more land?

18. APPLY 1) End of the US civil war 2) 3) Step 2: Write your answer
Homework 15: The Cattle industry
Use the knowledge from the previous two homework's to complete the activity/exam question below.
APPLY
Write a narrative account analysing the key stages in the growth of the cattle ranching in the years
You may use the following information in your answers:
The end of the Civil War
Joseph McCoy
Step 1: Plan your answer.
Jot down the key people and developments in the cattle industry (put them in chronological order)
1) End of the US civil war 2) 3)
Step 2: Write your answer
The first development in the cattle industry was the end of the US Civil war. During the civil war the cattle population had
This development meant that

19. This led to other development…
This development was important as it `
In addition, a further development was
This allowed
Peer Comment:
Target:

20. FIND Homework 16: The Destruction of the Native American Lifestyle
Find the answers to the following questions
FIND
Question
My Answer 1
What famous battle occurred in 1876? 2
What is a reservation? 3
What is meant by the term total war? 4
What act did the government pass in 1877? 5
How did the reservation prevent the beliefs of the Native Americans? 6
How did the reservation change the education of young Native Americans? 7
What animal did it become popular for White Americans to hunt? 8
What is the Ghost Dance? 9
Who was shot as a result of the Ghost dance? 10
What event happened in 1890?

21. LEARN Homework 17: The Destruction of the Native American Lifestyle
Find the answers to the following questions
LEARN
Question
My Answer 1
What famous battle occurred in 1876? 2
What is a reservation? 3
What is meant by the term total war? 4
What act did the government pass in 1877? 5
How did the reservation prevent the beliefs of the Native Americans? 6
How did the reservation change the education of young Native Americans? 7
What animal did it become popular for White Americans to hunt? 8
What is the Ghost Dance? 9
Who was shot as a result of the Ghost dance? 10
What event happened in 1890?

22. APPLY Homework 18: The Destruction of the Native American Lifestyle
Use the knowledge from the previous two homework's to complete the activity/exam question below.
APPLY
Explain two consequences of the introduction of reservations
One consequence was…
This involved…
This was important because
Another consequence was…
Peer Comment:
Target: