THEME, GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Theme:

• The weapons or small arms of the 1840s army assisted the soldiers at Fort Scott in their role as peacekeepers on the frontier.

Goals:

• To show how the weapons worked.
• To identify instances where the soldiers used their weapons to fulfill the mission of the United States Army on the frontier.

  Objectives: After participating in this program, the students will be able to:

• Name the weapons carried by the dragoons and the infantry.
• Explain why it was important to follow each step when firing small arms.
• Identify three ways that soldiers at Fort Scott used their weapons in the 1840s. ( to keep the peace, to patrol the overland trails, to fight in the Mexican-American War.)

  Suggested Activity:

• Distribute wooden guns to the students and take them through a weapons drill.