Idaho Social Studies 4.SS.1.5
The Standard
Describe the federal policies and the motivations that led to westward expansion and subsequent consequences that impacted American Indian tribes in Idaho.
Idaho Content Standards: K-12 Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students explain how the Homestead Act encouraged settlement and how an 1863 treaty reduced Nez Perce land in Idaho. They connect settlers' search for farmland and gold to land loss and forced moves.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given two maps, a student can show how Nez Perce treaty lands changed between 1855 and 1863. They can explain why settlers came and name one consequence for Nez Perce families.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think all Nez Perce leaders agreed to the 1863 treaty. They may think the Homestead Act gave settlers every acre of tribal land, or that the Nez Perce no longer live in Idaho.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: How did the Homestead Act encourage settlement, and why did people seek land in Idaho? Name one effect of the 1863 treaty on the Nez Perce.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Layer tracing paper over maps of the 1855 and 1863 Nez Perce treaty boundaries, then shade the land removed from the reservation.
Write two sentences explaining why settlers wanted Idaho land and how the 1863 treaty affected Nez Perce families.
Sort cards labeled Homestead Act, 1863 treaty, search for gold, and reduced Nez Perce land into policy, motive, and consequence piles.
Find today's Nez Perce Reservation on an Idaho road map and compare its boundaries with a map of 1855 treaty lands.
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