Students,
Today we took a closer look at Westward expansion in post civil war society; economically, and socially. We looked at who were the primary participants in this movement as well as their motivations and the conflicts / resistance they encountered. power point below.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_Br2RBwz0R7b3liS2hIanhYdEE/view?usp=sharing
Supplemental information
I am also providing more background reading on the Homestead act below, this law was an important motivator for westward migration and helped establish the earliest settlements on the frontier
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/homestead-act/
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