When to Teach (continued)
Lesson 3: Law and Order in Early California
  • After the Mexican-American War in Westward Movement
  • Can be used with a study of civil rights 
  • Can be used with a study of the 14th Amendment; useful for talking about prejudices and changing values 

Lesson 4: The Compromise of 1850

  • Causes of the Civil War

Optional Map Activity: Gold Mines of California 

  • Gold Rush in Westward Movement

Culminating Activity 

  • Gold Rush in Westward Movement 

Part III: Gold Rush Technology and the Environment

Lesson 1: The Effect of Gold Rush Technology on the Environment 

  • Gold Rush in Westward Movement 

Assessment: Gold Rush Technology Simulation 

  • Gold Rush in Westward Movement 
  • End of the year, with a discussion of technology's effect on the environment
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