Bayou Bridges Social Studies Grade 3 Unit 3 Topic 2 (Settlement of the West)

Using the new Louisiana Social Studies Framework Instructional Resources, you will receive Google Slides that link to individual Supporting Question slides. Students will view Louisiana's state's documents, Bayou Bridges text, as well as video links.

Framing Question: How did the western Expansion affect the Nation?

Supporting Questions:

• What motivated settlers to move west of the Mississippi River? 24 slides
• What were the experiences of people who moved to and settled in the West? 34 slides
• How did people change the environment and use the land as they moved to and settled the West? 6 slides
• How did advancements in technology and transportation affect migration to and settlement of the West? 29 slides and 17 slides (broken into two)
• How did westward expansion and settlement affect Native Americans? How did they respond? 30 slides
• Primary Source (Sitting Bull's Speech) 17 slides

For use with the new Louisiana Social Studies Framework, Grade 3:

Unit 3: A Growing Nation; Topic 2: Settlement of the West and the Native American Experience

Bayou Bridges Unit 3 Chapter 2