Lesson 1 "The Great Plains"

Turn to Page 346-347 and look at the picture while reading the quote by Mary Antin.

Turn to Page 347 and read the introduction to Unit 6

Turn to Page 348 analyze the timeline at the bottom of the page and read the introduction to the chapter.

Scan Pages 349-351; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 349-351 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short articles in the colored boxes that you find on Pages 349-351.

Read Pages 349-351 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 351? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 1 "The Great Plains" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 1 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Stagecoach - A horse-drawn coach that was used for transporting people or mail.

Transcontinental - Extending across a continent

Wagon train - a large number of wagons traveling together.

Section Review Answers

1. The Great Plains was land between the Missouri River and the Rocky Mountains.
2. The Union Pacific Railroad started at Omaha, Nebraska, and was built westward.
3. The Central Pacific Railroad started in the West at Sacramento, California, and was built.
4. The Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads met at Promontory Point, Utah.
5. The western end of the railroad in 1858 was St. Louis.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you describe various ways people and goods traveled westward and the dangers they faced?

Are you able to explain who built the transcontinental railroad and how?

Lesson 2 "Frontier Life"

Scan Pages 352-355; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 352-355 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short articles in the colored boxes that you find on Pages 352-355.

Read Pages 352-355 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 355? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 2 "Frontier Life" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 2 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Cowhand - a person who tends cattle

Prospector - a person who searches an area for gold, silver, o other minerals.

Saloon - A public building where people gathered to drink or gamble

Stampede - a wild rush of cattle.

Homesteader - a pioneer who owned land under the Homestead Act.

Sod - thickly matted crass and roots.

Windmill - a wind-powered device used to pump water from a well.

Section Review Answers

1. Many of these people became farmers, ranchers, or loggers.
2. Ranchers wanted to bring their cattle tot these places because they could make more money if the cattle was sold in these areas.
3. Cow towns had saloons and gambling; they were protected by U.S. marshals.
4. The Homestead Act gave settlers 160 acres of land provided they agreed to live on it for five years. The encouraged settlers to settle the frontier.
5. Farmers used sod to make their houses by cutting chunks of sod from the ground and stacking them. Trees from the riverbanks were used for the roof, which was then covered with sod.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you identify reasons miners came to the West?

Are you able to explain what cattle country was?

Can you describe what the Homestead Act was and the problems homesteaders faced?

Lesson 3 "The Plains Indians"

Scan Pages 356-357; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 356-357 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short articles in the colored boxes that you find on Pages 356-357.

Read Pages 356-357 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 357? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 3 "The Plains Indians" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 3 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

reservation - land set aside by the government for the American Indians.

Misunderstanding - failure to understand.

Section Review Answers

1. Colonel Custer was defeated at Little Big Horn.
2. The Nez Perce were led by Chief Joseph.
3. In 1877, the U.S. government ordered the Nez Perce to the reservation.
4. Chief Red Cloud spoke at a meeting in Washington, D.C.
5. Gold was discovered in the Black Hills, in 1874.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you name some of the Plains Indian nations?

Are you able to tell what important animal was destroyed?

Are you able to explain why American Indians were moved to reservations?

Can you describe what happened at Little Big Horn?

Lesson 4 "Congress Aids American Indians"

Scan Pages 360-361; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 360-361 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short articles and questions in the colored boxes that you find on Pages 360-361.

Read Pages 360-361 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 361? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 4 "Congress Aids American Indians" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 4 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

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Section Review Answers

1. The purpose of the Dawes Act was to turn the American Indians into independent farmers.
2. Some American Indians believed that the Ghost Dance would protect them from soldiers' bullets.
3. Cavalry soldiers killed or wounded about 290 men, women, and children that were performing the Ghost Dance.
4. Thirteen states joined the Union between 1864 and 1912.
5. The frontier was conquered by 1890.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you explain what help the American Indians were finally given?

Are you able to describe what happened at Wounded Knee?

Are you able to tell how the frontier became the western states?

 Preparing for Chapter 18 Test

Turn to Page 362 and read the article, "The Laws".

Turn to Page 363 and read the Chapter 18 summary.

On page 364-365 you will find the Chapter 18 review, complete the review.

Check your answers with those in the Key Points.

Take the Chapter 18 Test "Settling the Western Frontier"

Review the answers then print the results for your records.

Chapter 18 Review answers

1. Union Pacific
2. Central Pacific
3. Black Hills
4. Great Plains
5. Plains Indians
6. Dawes act
7. prospector
8. Red Cloud
9. Homestead Act
10. Joseph
11. Ghost Dance
12. Colonel Custer
13. Wounded Knee

The Comprehension: Understanding Main Ideas

1. Pioneers traveled to the Great Plains by stagecoach.
2. The transcontinental railroad was built to connect the West to the East.
3. Miners, cowhands, and farmers settled on the Great Plains. Miners searched for gold and silver. Cowhands raised cattle. Farmers raised crops.
4. The way of life for the Plains Indians was destroyed when the buffalo were killed off and the Indians were forced to live on reservations.
5. Thirteen western states entered the Union between 1864 and 1912.

Congratulations you finished the Chapter 18!!