Life in the West

We are currently learning about what life was like in the West for eight different groups of people in the early to mid 1800's. Students created mini-dramas (plays) that explain why each group moved west, what hardships they faced, and what legacies they left. Groups that moved west included; the Explorers, the Mountain Men, the Californios, the Missionaries, Pioneer Women, the Forty-Niners, the Mormons, and the Chinese.