Settling The West

Settling The West. Learning Objectives for this video:

• Settling The West. Learn about Settling the Old North West. Discover the riches of the land as pioneering farmer's established new settlements that would become the legacy of today's farming industry.
• Name the states within the Old Northwest Territory and explore the hardships and rewards found in the everyday existence of the early pioneers.
• Learn the names and dates for the two documents important to this episode in pioneering, the Homestead Act and the Ordinance of 1787.
• Discover the difference between deed-holding farmers and squatters.
• Describe the crops, clothing, tools, and shelters used by pioneers.
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