This lesson covers the roles of Goodnight & Loving, Joseph McCoy and John Iliff and the railroads in the development of the cattle industry in the American West.

The lesson resources include:

• 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every American West lesson!
• 2 x Timeline Templates
• 1 x Main Power Point Lesson

The 22 slide fully resourced lesson contains activities, tasks, practice exam questions, printable resources and all background knowledge:

• Slide 1: Title slide
• Slide 2: Lesson Warm Up - Pick two words which are not linked to cowboys
• Slide 3: Recap - Students use images to recap the groups which have already settled in the American West before the arrival of cattle ranchers. Includes challenge questions and answers.
• Slide 4: Starter - Key Term Memory Activity
• Slide 5: Lesson overview covering the main actions of Joseph McCoy, Charles Goodnight and John Iliff.
• Slide 6-9: Background information with maps to outline the main development of the cattle industry between 1850 and 1880.
• Slide 10: Task 1 - An outline of the timeline activity which links to the timeline templates also provided.
• Slide 11-12: Task 2 - A map based activity for students to outline the main features of the cattle industry. Includes a printable blank map.
• Slide 13: Follow up questions
• Slide 14-17: Learning Review - An 18 question key knowledge quiz with printable worksheet, answers and fun result analysis.
• Slide 18: Learning Review Big Question - Which factor was most responsible for the growth in the cattle industry? A choice of 6 factors.
• Slide 19-20: Lesson fact sheets/knowledge organisers
• Slide 21: Sample assessment/exam questions linked to the lesson
• Slide 22: More from RA Resources

All images used in this resource are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. Images labelled as AI are from a website from which I have a subscription and commercial licence to use the images generated and are the property of RA Resources. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

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