1. What important events happened in these years?
1830
1847
1848
1861
1862
1864
1883
1892

2. What important events happened in these years?
further 13 States joined the USA
1830 Indian Removal Act
1847 Mormons founded Salt Lake City
1848 California Gold Rush
1861 American Civil War
Radical Reconstruction
1862 Pacific Railroad Act
1864 Sand Creek Massacre
1883 Friends of the Indian group is set up
1892 Ellis Island opens to process immigrants

4. The specification says you should know about the three groups that lived on the Plains Native Americans White Americans African Americans You are going to create a timeline for each group to show the main events and turning points.

5. Native Americans
Your first timeline focuses on the lives of the Native Americans. Add key events to your timeline. Use the following pages of your revision guides:
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CHALLENGE:
Circle the time period that contains the most negative impacts for the group

6. Circle the time period that shows the most developments for the group
White Americans
Your second timeline focuses on the lives of the White Americans. Add key events to your timeline. Use the following pages of your revision guides:
CHALLENGE:
Circle the time period that shows the most developments for the group

7. Circle the time period that shows the most growth for the group
African Americans
Your third timeline focuses on the lives of the African Americas. Add key events to your timeline. Use the following pages of your revision guides:
CHALLENGE:
Circle the time period that shows the most growth for the group