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Choice BoardWestward Expansion

Choose one activity from each row to complete. Color in the boxes of the activities you plan to complete.

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Pretend you are traveling along the Oregon Trail in the 1800’s. Write 4 diary entries describing your experiences. Use what you know about the trail to help you write your entry. Use the stationary provided by your teacher to write your final copy.

The telegraph used a special code to send messages across an electric wire. Use the coding guide (provided by your teacher) to write a telegram message to a friend from the perspective of someone living in the 1800’s. Create an answer key for your telegraph.

Come up with a list of words related to westward expansion. Then, use those words to create a word cloud. Use the word cloud template provided by your teacher.

Research what life was like as a pioneer living on the frontier. Use the graphic organizer provided by your teacher to help collect your information. Use the internet, books, and other materials to find your information.

Research an important person of the westward expansion era (chosen from a list provided by your teacher). Complete the graphic organizer provided by your teacher to show what you’ve learned.

Create a 3-D covered wagon using a variety of materials. The wagon should be able to stand up on its own. Then, make a list of supplies that pioneers would have put inside of the wagon.

Create a picture timeline of the westward expansion movement. For each major event include a caption and a picture. Use the timeline template provided by your teacher.

Research some of the major forts and landmarks that travelers followed along the Oregon Trail. Use the graphic organizer provided by your teacher to show what you’ve learned.

Create a large map showing important places and events from the westward expansion era. Use the guidelines provided by your teacher to help you.

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Writing a TelegramMorse Code AlphabetUse the Morse Code

alphabet to write a telegram to a friend. Write the dots and dashes for one letter in each box. Leave a blank box to separate words. If there isn’t enough room for an entire word on a line, skip to the next line. Create an answer key on a separate sheet of paper.

Example:

H O W A R E Y O U

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Westward ExpansionBrainstorm several words related to westward expansion in the box below. Then, use your brainstorm list to create a word cloud on the back of this paper (see example word clouds below). Stem your words off of the words “Westward Expansion.” Be sure to use a variety of colors, styles, and sizes for each word in your word cloud.

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Pioneer LifeFood Clothing

Shelter Survival Skills

Men Women Children

Explore: Pioneer Life

Complete the graphic organizer as you explore pioneer life.

What types of food did pioneers eat? How was it prepared?

What types of clothing did pioneers wear?

Where did pioneers live? How did they make their homes?

What skills were needed to survive on the frontier?

What were the responsibilities of men?

What were the responsibilities of women?

What were the responsibilities of children?


Important People

Explore: Important People

Choose a person below and complete the graphic organization to show their role and impact during the westward expansion era. Draw the person using the outline of a person below.

Daniel Boone William Clark Andrew JacksonSacagawea James K. Polk Levi StraussMeriwether Lewis Sam Houston Thomas Jefferson

Important Person:

Birth:____________Death: ___________

Role During Westward Expansion

Best Known For:

Hometown:_______________

Other Facts: Challenges Experienced:


Oregon TrailResearch 4 forts and/or landmarks that travelers passed along the Oregon Trail. Include a picture and a description for each landmark or fort.

Explore: Forts and Landmarks on the Oregon Trail © 2018. The Classroom Nook. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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Covered Wagons

Create: Covered Wagons


Create a 3-D covered wagon to represent the transportation mode of many pioneers heading westward.

Here are some suggested supplies you might consider using to create your covered wagon:

• popsicle sticks• cardboard• construction paper• brown paper bag• cloth pieced• toothpicks• twigs• pipe cleaners

Covered Wagons

Create: Covered Wagons

Create a 3-D covered wagon to represent the transportation mode of many pioneers heading westward.

Here are some suggested supplies you might consider using to create your covered wagon:

• popsicle sticks• cardboard• construction paper• brown paper bag• cloth pieces• toothpicks• twigs• pipe cleaners

Westward Expansion TimelineCreate a picture timeline by placing the events below in order. Include a picture and description for each event.

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• Wilderness Road• Louisiana Purchase• Trail of Tears

• War of 1812 • Transcontinental Railroad• Oregon Trail

• Mexican War• Gold Rush• Battle of the Alamo

Glue the second half of the timeline here.

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Westward Expansion Map

Create: Map


On large construction or chart paper, draw a map of the United States. Then, on the map draw and/or label the important places and events from the westward expansion listed below:

• Transcontinental Railroad• Oregon Trail• Louisiana Purchase• Trail of Tears• Gold Rush• Battle of the Alamo

Use this map to help you sketch your own.

Westward Expansion Map

Create: Map

On large construction or chart paper, draw a map of the United States. Then, on the map draw and/or label the important places and events from the westward expansion listed below:

• Transcontinental Railroad• Oregon Trail• Louisiana Purchase• Trail of Tears• Gold Rush• Battle of the Alamo

Use this map to help you sketch your own.

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