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The American West c1835-c1895
An Overview of Paper 2 Option P3: The American West c1835-c1895
In this module, students will cover the following topics in line with the Edexcel specifications booklet. Detailed information for the module can be found on page 30-31.
Topics include:
Key Topic 1: The Early Settlement of the West, c1835–c1862
- 1 Indigenous peoples of the Plains: their beliefs and ways of life
- 2 Migration and early settlement
- 3 Conflict and tension
Key Topic 2: Development of the Plains, c1862–c1876
- 1 The development of settlement in the West
- 2 Ranching and the cattle industry
- 3 Changes in the ways of life of Indigenous peoples of the Plains
Key Topic 3: Later Developments in the West, c1876–c1895
- 1 Changes in farming, the cattle industry and settlement
- 2 Conflict and tension
- 3 Indigenous peoples of the Plains: the destruction of their ways of life
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This module download also includes the following teaching resources:
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- L4 Donner Party Textbook Task Information (pdf)
- L14 Civil War Reconstruction (pdf)
- L3 Territorial Expansion Additional Information Task Sheet (pdf)
- L15 Carpetbaggers Federal And State Powers (pdf)
- L10 Davies And Lincoln Comparison Activity (pdf)
- L8 Effects Of Reconstruction On The Old West Chart (pdf)
- L8 The Impact Of The Us Civil War On The American West (pdf)
- L9 Causes Of Us Civil War Including John Brown (pdf)
- L18 Life As A Cowboy Information Sheet (pdf)
- L12 Wyatt Earp Facebook Template (pdf)
- L10 Abraham Lincoln Additional Resources (pdf)
- L5 White Settler Farming Problems (pdf)
- L4 Donner Party Fact Gathering Sheet (pdf)
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- L10 Davies And Lincoln Comparison Activity (docx)
- L6 Fort Laramie Treaty Stick In Sheet (pdf)
- L10 Abraham Lincoln Additional Resources (ppt)
- L14 Civil War Reconstruction (docx)
- L10 Jefferson Davis Additional Informatio (pptx)
- L13 13th Amendment Homework Information (pptx)
- L15 Carpetbaggers Federal And State Powers (docx)
- L10 Lincoln And Davis (pptx)
- L19 Law And Order In The West Settlements (pdf)
- L6 Why Did Tension Grow Between The Plains Indians And The White Settlers (pdf)
- L12 Wyatt Earp Facebook Template (doc)
- L7 Indian Wars Timeline (pdf)
- L8 Reconstruction And The Old West (pptx)
- L9 Causes Of Us Civil War Including John Brown (doc)
- L8 Effects Of Reconstruction On The Old West Chart (docx)
- L18 Life As A Cowboy Information Sheet (docx)
- L8 Causes Of The Us Civil War And The Missouri Compromise (pptx)
- L1 Info Hunt Information (pdf)
- L3 Mormons And Utah Extra Information (docx)
- L8 The Impact Of The Us Civil War On The American West (docx)
- L4 Donner Party Fact Gathering Sheet (docx)
- L1 Permanent Indian Frontier Homework (pdf)
- L6 Fort Laramie Treaty Stick In Sheet (docx)
- L18 Cattle Industry In The Usa (pptx)
- L1 Buffalo Diagram (pdf)
- L3 Territorial Expansion Additional Information Task Sheet (docx)
- L4 Donner Party Textbook Task Information (docx)
- L4 The Donner Party Explained (mp4)
- L5 White Settler Farming Problems (docx)
- L7 Indian Wars Timeline (doc)
- L12 Mormons And The Mountain Meadow Massacre (pptx)
- L6 The Battle At Little Bighorn History (mp4)
- L1 Sioux Religion Info Hunt Collection Chart (docx)
- L11 Impact Of The Civil War On Citizens (pptx)
- L4 The Donner Party (pptx)
- L1 Info Hunt Information (docx)
- L19 Law And Order In The West Settlements (docx)
- L6 Why Did Tension Grow Between The Plains Indians And The White Settlers (docx)
- L1 Permanent Indian Frontier Homework (doc)
- L5 White Settler Farming Problems (pptx)
- L1 Buffalo Diagram (pptx)
- L3 Mormons And Early Western Expansion (pptx)
- L7 Lawlessness In The Old West (pptx)
- L2 Movement West And Manifest Destiny (pptx)
- L1 Plains Indians Way Of Life (pptx)
- Edexcel GCSE History Exam Booklets (zip)