Unit 1 Syllabus:

Transformation of the West

Ms. Friedlander

Unit Questions:
Ø Why did various groups of people move west?
Ø How did westward expansion impact different groups
of people during the end of the 19th century?
Ø What policies did the U.S. government use over time
with the Native Americans? How did they change?

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1/20 1/21 1/22 1/23 1/24
Introductions People Already There
Map of U.S. Vocab
Holiday No School No School RN 1.2 Jigsaw
Reservation Reading
Due: Maps
1/27 1/28 1/29 1/30 1/31
N. American & Why Move Major Events Review
Hispanic Policies Vocab Timeline Project Map Cut & Paste
Vocab Image Analysis How did life change? Unit 1 Test
Document Analysis RN 1.1 jigsaw Jeopardy!
Comparison ** cheat sheet **

Due: p121 Due: vocab #1-12 Due: p123 Due: vocab #13-21

Test date: Fri, 1/31

Vocabulary Terms Unit 1
In your vocabulary section of your notebook/binder, write each vocabulary term and a correct full definition.
These may be graded for accuracy OR completion.
1. Battle of Little Big Horn 9. Helen Hunt Jackson 16. Transcontinental Railroad
2. Battle of Wounded Knee 10. Treaty of Guadalupe- 17. Vigilante
3. Treaty of Fort Laramie Hidalgo 18. Boom Town
4. Chief Joseph 11. Las Gorras Blancas 19. Soddies
5. Assimilate 12. Vaquero 20. the Long Drive
6. Reservation 13. Homestead Act 21. Comstock Lode
7. Dawes Act 14. Exodusters
8. Carlisle Indian School 15. Open Range

EXAMPLE à Boom Town: a town that exploded with population because of mining,
often filled with only men who were searching for gold or silver, no official police force
or laws
 Unit 1: Transformation of the West
Binder List

In Order…
Maps of the U.S. labelled & regions colored
RN 1.2 completed
Hispanic & Native American Document Analysis Chart
Hispanic & N. American Venn Diagram Comparison
Why Move West Image Analysis List
RN 1.1 completed
Map of U.S. labelled, region colored, pictures glued on
Who was impacted and How REVIEW notes (bubbles)

IN POCKETS: both vocabulary charts

___________ / 10 items = ___________