vAfter the Civil War, Americans continued to move westward, filling in the vast expanse of land acquired over the previous decades. Today you will watch a video about the construction of the transcontinental railroad, the extermination of the buffalo, the Homestead Act, the rise and fall of the cowboy, and the impact of white expansion on the Native American peoples of the Great Plains.
Honors US History Students: Watch the video and answer the questions linked below. After completing the questions, submit your answers via Turnitin.com. AP US History Students: Watch the video and answer the questions linked below: After completing the questions, submit your answers via Turnitin.com. You also need to begin reading Chapter 15 of your physical textbook or Chapter 16 if you are using the the online textbook on this blog under the "APUSH Reading" tab. The chapter is titled "Conquering a Continent". Take notes as you read and be prepared for a quiz over this chapter on Monday. Please make sure you are reading the correct chapter! Again, it is Chapter 15 if you are using the physical textbook, but Chapter 16 if you are using the online textbook pdf on the blog.
Video Link: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xwip7r
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