- 1. How do we learn about History?
2. Warm Up: See, Think, Wonder Look at this picture and finish
the sentences with as any ideas as you can. I see . . . I think . .
. I wonder . . . 3. If youre stuck . . . Guiding Questions 1See
What type of evidence is this? When was it made? Can you tell? What
do you notice first? What stands out to you? What people or objects
are shown/described? Where does this take place?2Think Why do you
think this image was made? What is happening in the image? What
tools were used to create this? What can you learn from this image?
Whats missing from this image?3Wonder What do you not recognize?
What surprises you? What is confusing to you? What do you wonder
about? 4. What were going to do today By the end of class, you will
understand HOW we learn about history. You will practice by
learning the reasons people moved west following the Civil
War.Agenda Warm Up Activity Historical Question Considering
evidence Closure: Draw a CONCLUSION 5. . . . to think like a
historian. 6. . . . to think like a historian. It all begins with a
Historical QuestionWhy did Americans move west after the Civil War?
7. . . . to think like a historian. It all begins with a Historical
Question Then, you need to consider the evidence (artifacts). 8. We
consider the evidence . . . What types of evidence do historians
use? 9. We consider the evidence . . . What types of evidence do
historians use? Today we will look at four pieces of evidence!
Evidence 1: Millions of Acres Evidence 2: Homestead Act Evidence 3:
Certificate Evidence 4: Indian Territory 10. For each piece of
evidence . . . DESCRIBE what you see, hear or read in this source.
What images, symbols or words? EXPLAIN the main idea of this
source. What does the creator (author, artist, photographer) want
you to think, believe or know? SUMMARIZE what this tell you about
the historical question. From this source, what can you learn about
why Americans moved west after the Civil War? 11. Name: Team
Color:Title: DESCRIBE what you see, hear or read in this source.
What images, symbols or words?EXPLAIN the main idea of this source.
What does the creator (author, artist, photographer) want you to
think, believe or know? SUMMARIZE what this tell you about the
historical question. From this source, what can you learn about why
AmericansThinking like a Historian: Why did Americans Move West
After the Civil War?Evidence 1: Millions of Acres>> U.S.
History IIEvidence 2: Homestead Act 12. Thinking like a Historian:
Why did Americans Move West After the Civil War? Title: DESCRIBE
what you see, hear or read in this source. What images, symbols or
words?EXPLAIN the main idea of this source. What does the creator
(author, artist, photographer) want you to think, believe or know?
SUMMARIZE what this tell you about the historical question. From
this source, what can you learn about why AmericansEvidence 3:
CertificateEvidence 4: Indian Territory 13. Evidence 1 14. Evidence
2Homestead Act Land37th Congress Session II 1862 Chapter LXXV. - An
Act to secure Homesteads to actual Settlers on the Public
Domain.OriginalModernizedSec. 2. And be it further enacted, That
the person applying for the benefit of this act shall, upon
application to the register of the land office in which he or she
is about to make such entry, make affidavit before the said
register or receiver that he or she is the head of a family, or is
twenty-one years or more of age, or shall have performed service in
the army or navy of the United States, and that he has never borne
arms against the Government of the United States or given aid and
comfort to its enemies, and that such application is made for his
or her exclusive use and benefit, and that said entry is made for
the purpose of actual settlement and cultivation, and not either
directly or indirectly for the use of benefit of any other person
or persons whomsoever; and upon filing the said affidavit with the
register or receiver, and on payment of ten dollars, he or she
shall thereupon be permitted to enter the quantity of land
specified: Provided, however, That no certificate shall be given or
patent issued therefore until the expiration of five years from the
date of such entry;The two houses of the U.S. Congress have decided
that any head of household who is at least 21 years old and a
citizen of the United States (AND who has never fought against the
U.S. in a war) . . . will have the right, after January 1st, 1863,
to have up to 160 acres of government land. This person will have
to swear that they are going to use it for actual settlement and
cultivation themselves and their families. They must pay $10 and
then will own the land after five years of living on it and farming
it. 15. Homestead Act Land CertificateEvidence 3This is a picture
of a Homestead Land Certificate. It is the piece of paper that said
settlers owned the land they lived on for 5 years as part of the
Homestead Act. 16. Evidence 4This advertisement is about land in
Kansas that is available for settlement. 17. . . . to think like a
historian. It all begins with a Historical Question Then, you need
to consider the evidence (artifacts).Finally, you come up with a
conclusion. In other words, you answer your question based on what
the evidence showed you. 18. . . . to think like a historian. Why
did Americans move west after the Civil War? After the Civil War,
many Americans moved west because. . . 19. . . . to think like a
historian. The evidence I will consider is: Historical
Question:After the Civil War, many Americans moved west because . .
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