Westward Expansion Task Cards

Westward Expansion Task Cards and Recording Sheet for Student Responses

Included in this resource:

• Title page

• Full Set of 42 vocabulary words/terms/important people tasks cards in the form of a question (you don’t have to use all the cards in your activity!)

• Answer Key Cards (you do not have to give these to students or you can after the activity)

• Recording Sheet for student responses (can make enough copies for your students to answer as many questions as you’d like)

Terms include:

• Vigilantes

• Siting Bull

• Geronimo

• Cowboy/Cowgirl

• Populist Party

• & more!

This set of 42 task cards covers important people, terms, and events during the period of period of westward settlement.

These cards are great for stations, centers, as an independent study tool, SCOOT and other cooperative learning activities.

★ Looking for Opening the West/Settlement in the West Flash Cards? Find them HERE!

★★ You can find all my Settlement in the West lessons and activities HERE!

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For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.