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Westward Migration and Pioneer Settlement

5th Grade · Social Studies · US-UT-SS

11 lessons

Goal

Understand the push and pull factors behind diverse migrations to Utah, patterns of settlement, and the human geography of frontier communities.

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  1. Push and Pull Factors of the Mormon MigrationUp next
  2. Traveling the Mormon Trail: Wagons and HandcartsNot started yet
  3. Global Gatherings: European Converts and the Perpetual Emigrating FundNot started yet
  4. Gold Seekers and Overland Freighters Crossing UtahNot started yet
  5. The Plat of Zion and Grid Pattern Town PlanningNot started yet
  6. Building Irrigation Systems and Managing Water RightsNot started yet
  7. Colonizing the Rims: The Iron Mission and Cotton MissionYou are here
  8. San Juan Expedition and the Hole-in-the-Rock TrailNot started yet
  9. Comparing Urban and Rural Settlement Patterns Along the Wasatch FrontNot started yet
  10. African American Pioneers in Early UtahNot started yet
  11. Connecting Family and Community Histories to Utah's PastNot started yet
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Learning standards covered

us-utUT Standard 2.3Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Students will use geographic inquiry to explain patterns in the settlement of Utah and the subsequent trends in urbanization, referring to a range of communities as case studies. (geography)