Beginning of a Dream, Homestead Act Made Law Part 1
Making Connections
About this Activity
- Created by:Tina Miller, Homestead NM of America, National Park Service
- Historical Era:Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
- Thinking Skill:Chronological Thinking
- Bloom's Taxonomy:Evaluating
- Grade Level:High School
Students will examine primary sources to help them understand relationships among events. After each document or set of documents students will be asked to make the connection between the documents. The documents in this section all relate to the Homestead Act of 1862. This activity may be used at the beginning of a unit on the Homestead Act of 1862. The activity can be completed as a class, in small groups, in pairs or individually. The activity comes in two parts which each require 45-60 minutes. This lesson is most appropriate for grades 9-12. Beginning of a Dream, Homestead Act Made Law Part II is located at http://docsteach.org/activities/9269. Additionally, Homestead National Monument of America has produced a video that will help with much of this background information that is available on You Tube at: http://youtu.be/1Ht3b1m2m20.
https://docsteach.org/activities/student/4-beginning-of-a-dream-homestead-act-made-law-part-1Documents in this activity
- Homestead Act
- Constitution of the United States
- French Exchange Copy of the Louisiana Purchase Treaty
- Land Ordinance of 1785
- Letter transmitting "An Act making further Provision for the Expense Attending to Intercourse between the United States and Foreign Nations"
- Map of the United States Including Western Territories
- Oregon Treaty
- Exchange Copy of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
To the extent possible under law, Tina Miller, Homestead NM of America, National Park Service has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to "Beginning of a Dream, Homestead Act Made Law Part 1".
