1. What is the link between these key groups?

2. Late Early The Plains - Plains Indians first, then Homestea-ders
Oregon - Farms
Great Salt Lake -Mormons
Texas and Plains - Cattlemen and Cowboys
California - Gold

3. Who were the Early Settlers? American West Revision
Analyse the reasons why people first moved west.
Explore possible dangers and problems of the journey west
To identify the key features of the Mountain Men and the Gold Miners and consider their impact on the West

4. Why did people move West?
Push Factors?
Pull Factors?

5. Why did people move west?
Pull factors
Reports of how good the west was.
Land
Pre-emption Bill.
Manifest Destiny
Push Factors
1837 Economic depression
High unemployment
Overcrowding in west
Spreading Christianity.
Manifest Destiny

6. How important was Manifest Destiny in encouraging people to go West?
Idea that the USA was destined to dominate the entire American continent
It was their God-given duty and right to spread and settle across the whole continent
Anyone carrying it out was doing God’s will, anyone opposing it was a traitor to God and the USA
Influenced a lot of people who were religious
Supported by the Government

7. What were the difficulties of the journey West?
Write down as many issues with the journey West as you can remember
Watch the following clip – what can you add?

8. Weather:
Snow blizzards; Hailstorms, baking heat.
Lack of water
Disease
Dangers with moving
West.
Running out of resources
Stampedes
Prairie fires
Conflict with Indians

9. Who were the Mountain Men?
Remember!
Even though the Mountain- men were one of the first groups to go west, THEY DID NOT SETTLE!

10. Who were the Mountain Men?
You have 20 minutes to create your mind map on the Mountain Men. You should include
1) Who they were?
2) Key reasons why they went West
3) Where they lived / settled
4) Key features of their lifestyle, (eg. Problems, solutions, role in the settlement of the west and relationship with the Indians)

11. Who were the First Farmers?
1) Who they were
2) Key reasons why they went West
3) Where they lived / settled
4) Key features of their lifestyle, (eg. Problems, solutions, role in the settlement of the west and relationship with the Indians)

12. What was the main factor that made the Early Settlers go West?