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The People of Kansas: Where did they come from and why did they come? Lesson PlanThe People of Kansas: Where did they come from and why did they come? Lesson Plan
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Students review census data to correlate to emigration in Kansas. In this Westward Expansion lesson, students analyze a painting and create definitions for emigration and discuss why people emigrate. Students read and analyze 1855 census data in groups to connect to their predictions on why people moved to Kansas Territory. 

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manifest destiny, westward expansion, the american west, emigration, the census

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emigration, census data, kansas territory, manifest destiny, math
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
2 hrs
Instructional Strategy
Research

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