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Distance Learning

The Homestead Act of 1862 (6th - 8th)

Grade Level:

Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Subject:

Social Studies

Common Core Standards:

3.L.1.a, 3.SL.1, 3.SL.1.a, 3.SL.1.b, 3.SL.1.c, 3.SL.1.d, 3.SL.2, 3.SL.3, 4.SL.1, 4.SL.1.a, 4.SL.1.b, 4.SL.1.c, 4.SL.1.d, 4.SL.2, 4.SL.3, 5.SL.1, 5.SL.1.a, 5.SL.1.b, 5.SL.1.c, 5.SL.1.d, 5.SL.2, 5.SL.3, 6.SL.1, 6.SL.1.a, 6.SL.1.b, 6.SL.1.c, 6.SL.1.d, 6.SL.2, 6.SL.3, 6.SL.4, 6.SL.5, 6.SL.6, 7.SL.1, 7.SL.1.a, 7.SL.1.b, 7.SL.1.c, 7.SL.1.d, 7.SL.2, 7.SL.3, 7.SL.4, 7.SL.5, 7.SL.6, 8.SL.1, 8.SL.1.a, 8.SL.1.b, 8.SL.1.c, 8.SL.1.d, 8.SL.2, 8.SL.3

Program Format:

1. Brief introduction to the National Park Service.
2. How the United States acquired the land given away under the Homestead Act of 1862.
3. Impacts of the Civil War on the Homestead Act of 1862.
4. Requirements to claim land under the Homestead Act of 1862.
5. The impacts of the Homestead Act of 1862.
6. Summary and questions.

The format includes lecture, visual aids, and videos.

Objectives:  

1. Explore the impacts of the Civil War on the Homestead Act of 1862.
2. Understand the requirements to claim Free Land under the Homestead Act of 1862.
3. Engage in discussion about the impacts of the Homestead Act of 1862

How to Participate:

Homestead National Historical Park participates in video calls to provide our distance learning opportunities. We partner with the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC) to schedule programs. CILC accounts are free, and there is no charge for any of our programs.

Register a program using CILC (select "Homestead National Historical Park" from the Content Provider field to discover all our program offerings).

If you are unable to register through CILC, please call our Education Specialist at [phone] or send them an e-mail.

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