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Aquilo: Settlement & Conflict

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COMBINED RATING

5.0 Stars

TEACHERS (2)

5.0

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0.0

LENGTH

15 Minutes

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CAPABILITIES

iPad Support

Spanish Language Support

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Description

Join Aquilo, the eagle, on a thrilling journey across the American West as railroads expand, cultures collide, and land changes hands. Build the Transcontinental Railroad, uncover the struggles of workers and Native peoples, and see how westward expansion transformed the country through tracks, treaties, and tough choices.

Vocabulary Words

Transcontinental

Resistance

Homestead Act

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Western Settlement & Conflict. Suitable for Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.

Main Concepts

Evaluate the impact of mining booms and busts on settlement patterns and the western economy.

Interpret the symbolism and purpose of pictorial records (such as Cheyenne ledger art) in preserving Indigenous perspectives.

Analyze the causes and consequences of conflict between Native Americans and U.S. expansion during the late 1800s.

Explain how westward expansion and the building of the transcontinental railroad impacted Native peoples and the environment.

Describe the role of immigrant groups, including Chinese and Irish laborers, in constructing the transcontinental railroad.

Interpret how Native American leaders such as Chief Joseph and Sitting Bull responded to U.S. policies.

Assess the cultural and symbolic significance of battles like Little Bighorn for both Native Americans and Americans.

Evaluate the causes and effects of the decline of the Plains Indians’ way of life.

Describe how government policies, including land grants and homesteading, encouraged western settlement.

Analyze tensions between different groups (Native Americans, settlers, ranchers, miners) competing for land and resources.

Discuss how technological advances (e.g., railroads, barbed wire, mechanical reapers) transformed life in the West.

Analyze how U.S. government policies toward Native Americans shifted from treaties to military force and assimilation.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

Why was it important to connect the railroads from east to west? Who built the railroad? What do you think happened to the land and people on the land where the railroad was being built?

After the Game

What was one thing you learned about the challenges of building the Transcontinental Railroad? How did the railroad affect different groups of people, like immigrant workers or Native Americans? What surprised you the most about the process of building the railroad?

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