Traits for Settling the West
4th Grade · Social Studies · 30 min· Wida
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Learning Objective
I can describe character traits that helped people survive while settling the West.
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The westward expansion helps us understand how America came to be what it is today.
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The Homestead Act promised 160 acres of land to anyone that paid a small fee, lived on the land for 5 years, and made improvements.
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Pioneers believed in Manifest Destiny, which led to many Native Americans being forced out of their homes.
