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Exploration, Trade, and Early Encounters in the West

5th Grade · Social Studies · US-UT-SS

8 lessons

Goal

Analyze early European and American expeditions, the fur trade economy, and their impacts on indigenous populations.

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  1. The Domínguez-Escalante Expedition of 1776You are here
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  4. The Mountain Man Rendezvous SystemNot started yet
  5. Indigenous Responses and Shifting Alliances During the Fur TradeNot started yet
  6. Government Explorers: Mapping the Great Basin with John C. FrémontNot started yet
  7. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and the Mexican CessionNot started yet
  8. Evaluating Explorer Journals as Primary SourcesNot started yet
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us-utUT Standard 1.4Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Students will analyze primary and secondary sources to explain causes and effects of European-American exploration, including the response and involvement of Utah’s American Indian tribes. (history)