The first settlers began spreading out from the East around 1840, they slowly started developing the Great Plains.
Who went West and why did they go?
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Manifest Destiny & Early Migrants | First Migrants Activity | Mountain Men Activity
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Why did people move west? (B Garnett) | Why did people move west?
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What problems did the Pioneers face? | Why did anyone want to go West?
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Gold Prospectors | Gold Miners Activity
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Who were the Homesteaders? | Homesteaders Activity
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Mormons Activity | Mormons Cloze Activity | Mormons Activity
Weblinks | Click here to open a post on the different weblinks for migrants to the Plains
Revision Work on Developing the Plains
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Beth’s Homesteaders Video
Revision: Test your knowledge of the Developments on the Great Plains
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