A chain of reaction activity getting students to explore events and consequences that led to the Battle of Little Big Horn

Buffalo Hunting and the Destruction of the Plains Indians way of life Task: Study the information on the graph below and plot a line graph using the information and your own knowledge to show the decline of the Buffalo by 1883.........................

Worksheet and tasks exploring the Impact of the American Civil War and the Homestead Act 1862

The problems that faced the cattle Industry in the 1880's had large consequences for the Cattle Industry. On each set of dominoes below think of consequences and knock on effects of the changes in the Cattle Industry in the 1880's. Look at the example of 'Barbed wire' that has been done for you...............

Time line and analysis activity exploring the changing life of the plains Indians between 1835-1895

worksheet exploring Government policy towards the Plains Indians and the problems Indians faced on reservations

A complete time line of the key events and changes in the American West 1835-1895

Task: In your pairs study the images on the time line and work out the key changes and events that have taken place in the American West

Students use the information to create a movie trailer exploring and explaining the Sand Creek massacre and Red Clouds war

The creation of the Goodnight-loving trail saw cattle being driven directly to the west. John Illif set up a cattle ranch in Colorado and soon other ranchers saw the Great plains as the perfect place to ranch. The huge areas of land, good grazing grass was ideal to create large cattle ranches. This would lead to tension between the Indians but also the homesteaders who moved west................................ Analysis activity of the rivalry between Homesteaders and Ranchers

Worksheet, sources and tasks exploring President Grants peace policy and the 2nd Fort Laramie Treaty

Task: Study the sources below and further explore what life was like on Indian reservations in the 1880's..........................

Activity where students explore the life and beliefs of the various tribes on the Great Plains

Bear Grylls=I am going to show you how the Indian tribes survived and adapted to the harsh life on the Great plains of America...... Students analyse Bear's explanation of how the Indians survived life on the Great Plains

Exploring the push and pull factors worksheet and activities

In the late 17th century Indian tribes had begin trading with the Spanish and horses were introduced to their tribes. This led to Indian tribes changing their lifestyle and becoming more nomadic. It is the early 1800's. You are a new Indian tribes that had decided to move onto the Great Plains. Below are the challenges you would face...........

Read read and analyse the experiences of 2 different groups that travelled West. Read their experiences carefully analysing the different experience and challenges they faced. Questions follow each case study

Billy the Kidd became of the most notorious criminals of the American West. His life and story has been told many times. In 2013 a new film was released called Billy the Kidd, Below is the Film script explaining the life of Billy the Kidd............. Your Task is to use the script on the previous page to write the script for the 2013 movie trailer of Billy the Kidd ( overview- key events in this dramatic life)

Students read the different Indian tribal leaders views and complete the thought bubble sheet explaining the various beliefs of the plains Indians

Statements and facts about World War Two where students analyse why we should remember the Second World War