American West L7 – The Gold Rush and the 49’ers

This lesson contains:

• A starter task to recap previous learning from the course.

• A YouTube video introducing the gold rush and how it began, followed by some basic comprehension and thinking questions.

• An activity to study the information provided to complete questions on why people went for gold and how mining towns grew.

• A larger activity on the consequences of the growth of mining, from effects on Indians, violence, the economy etc. Students use the information provided to complete the mind map worksheet.

Attachments:

• 1 x Powerpoint Presentation

• 2 x PowerpointFiles