2. November 28, 2011 Aim: How did the Federal Government encourage westward movement?
DO RIGHT NOW:
Take out your binder and copy AIM & DATE.

3. 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.

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

5. Aim: How did the Federal Government encourage westward movement?
NOTES/BACKGROUND
Manifest Destiny

6. 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.

7. Aim: How did the Federal Government encourage westward movement?
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.

10. 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.