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Aquilo: Western Settlements

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COMBINED RATING

4.5 Stars

TEACHERS (2)

4.5

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0.0

LENGTH

18 Minutes

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iPad Support

Spanish Language Support

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Description

Join Aquilo the eagle on a journey through the Western frontier as settlers, freedmen, missionaries and Mormons chase land, faith and freedom. Survive harsh seasons, build homes from the earth, strike gold in boomtowns and connect a growing nation. The West was more than a place. It was a promise, built by many and shaped through stories, sweat and sacrifice.

Vocabulary Words

Railroad

Mormon

Mormon Trail

Chinese immigrant

Irish immigrant

Gold Rush

Immigrant

West

Saloon

Buffalo Soldiers

Transcontinental Railroad Act of 1862

Settlement

Homestead

Donner

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Settlements in the West. Suitable for Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.

Main Concepts

Discuss the role of cultural identity, religion, and survival strategies among settlers adapting to frontier life.

Evaluate how federal policies and acts (e.g., Homestead Act, Land Acts) influenced land ownership and migration patterns.

Interpret how personal accounts and memoirs reveal the daily hardships and motivations of westward migrants.

Describe how the environment shaped the daily lives and economies of settlers in different regions of the West.

Examine how cattle drives and railroads shaped the development of cow towns and the cattle industry.

Compare the experiences of different cultural groups in the West and how they interacted with each other.

Evaluate the experiences and contributions of Chinese immigrants in western labor and community-building.

Describe the experiences of African American settlers in the West, including their pursuit of freedom, land, and opportunity.

Analyze how the growth of railroads and mining industries transformed western towns, economies, and migration patterns.

Analyze the role of women and children in building communities and surviving hardships in the West.

Describe the challenges and opportunities faced by homesteaders, ranchers, and farmers in the western frontier.

Explain the causes and effects of the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad.

Evaluate the economic effects of mining booms and busts on the development of western towns and territories.

Analyze the contributions of Mormons, missionaries, and pioneers to westward migration and settlement.

Identify the key groups who moved west during the 1800s and describe their motivations and experiences.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

Why would people be interested in moving from the east coast to the west coast after the Civil War? What resources would you need to move to the opposite coast?

After the Game

Why would people be interested in moving from the east coast to the west coast after the Civil War? What resources would you need to move to the opposite coast?

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