Classroom Resource

Far and Away (7/9) Movie Clip - The Oklahoma Land Rush (1992) HD

Subject Area

Social Studies

Grade(s)

5, 10

Overview

The colonists participate in the Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889 with the hope of claiming a piece of land for themselves. This clip illustrates the transportation methods of the settlers at the time as well as the current situation: that land is up for grabs.

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 5

SS10.5.13

Describe social and economic influences on United States’ expansion prior to World War I.

Unpacked Content

UP:SS10.5.13

Vocabulary

  • social influences
  • economic influences
  • expansion
  • transcontinental railroads
  • Manifest Destiny
  • geographic features
  • acquired
  • Westward Expansion
  • ranchers
  • Mormons
  • Hispanics
  • frontier
  • emergence

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Social and economic influences on United States' expansion prior to World War I.
  • How the development of transcontinental railroads contributed to the expansion of the United States and related to the concept of Manifest Destiny.
  • Details related to how the United States acquired Alaska and Hawaii.
  • Major groups and individuals involved with the Westward Expansion, including farmers, ranchers, Jewish merchants, Mormons, and Hispanics.
  • The impact of closing the frontier on American Indians' way of life.
  • The Spanish-American War led to the emergence of the United States as a world power.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Locate states and capitals on a physical and political map.
  • Describe and explain social and economic influences on the United States expansion.
  • Explain and evaluate the concept of Manifest Destiny.
  • Describe and explain how the development of the transcontinental railroads helped the United States achieve its Manifest Destiny.
  • Identify and analyze the impact of Manifest Destiny on a variety of cultural groups.
  • Explain and analyze how the Spanish-American War led to the United States becoming a world power.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • There were social, political, and economic influences on United States prior to World War I.
Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 10 - United States History I

SS10.US1.7

Describe causes, courses, and consequences of United States’ expansionism prior to the Civil War, including the Treaty of Paris of 1783, the Northwest Ordinance of 1785, the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, the Louisiana Purchase, the Indian Removal Act, the Trail of Tears, Manifest Destiny, the Mexican War and Cession, Texas Independence, the acquisition of Oregon, the California Gold Rush, and the Western Trails. [A.1.a., A.1.c., A.1.e., A.1.f., A.1.g., A.1.i., A.1.j.]

Unpacked Content

UP:SS10.US1.7

Vocabulary

  • interpretation
  • Ordinance
  • expansionism
  • Manifest Destiny

Knowledge

Students know:
  • The causes of United States' expansionism prior to the Civil War.
  • The courses of United States' expansionism prior to the Civil War.
  • The consequences of United States' expansionism prior to the Civil War.
  • Causes and effects of documents related to U.S. expansionism prior to the Civil War, including the Treaty of Paris of 1783, the Northwest Ordinance of 1785, the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Indian Removal Act Causes and effects of vital events and ideas related to expansionism prior to the Civil War, including the Trail of Tears, Manifest Destiny, the Mexican War and Cession, Texas Independence, the acquisition of Oregon, the California Gold Rush, and the Western Trails.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Locate points on a map.
  • Describe causes, courses, and consequences of United States' expansionism prior to the Civil War.
  • Analyze primary sources relating to the United States' expansionism prior to the Civil War.
  • Analyze key events and ideas that influenced U.S. expansionism prior to the Civil War.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • There were many causes, courses, and consequences of United States' expansionism prior to the Civil War.
Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 10 - United States History I

SS10.US1.14

Describe how the Civil War influenced the United States, including the Anaconda Plan and the major battles of Bull Run, Antietam, Vicksburg, and Gettysburg and Sherman’s March to the Sea. [A.1.a., A.1.b., A.1.c., A.1.d., A.1.e., A.1.i., A.1.k.]

Unpacked Content

UP:SS10.US1.14

Vocabulary

  • division
  • distribution
  • trace
  • impact

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Major military and political events of the Civil War, including the Anaconda Plan and the major battles of Bull Run, Antietam, Vicksburg, and Gettysburg and Sherman's March to the Sea.
  • Key Northern and Southern Civil War personalities, including Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, and William Tecumseh Sherman.
  • Divisions of resources, population distribution, and transportation in the nation during the Civil War.
  • Reasons border states remained in the Union during the Civil War.
  • Major nonmilitary social and political events during the Civil War, including the Homestead Act, the Morrill Act, Northern draft riots, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the Gettysburg Address.
  • The role of women in American society during the Civil War, including efforts made by Elizabeth Blackwell and Clara Barton. Major aspects of Alabama's involvement in the Civil War.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Describe major military and political events of the Civil War.
  • Trace important Civil War battles in a map.
  • Identify key Northern and Southern Civil War personalities, and analyze the role and influence of each.
  • Analyze the division of resources, population distribution and transportation in the United States during the Civil War.
  • Analyze primary source documents pertinent to Civil-War era issues.
  • Explain the reason border states remained in the Union during the Civil War.
  • Describe major non-military social and political events during the Civil War.
  • Describe the role of women in American society during the Civil War.
  • Trace Alabama's involvement in the Civil War.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • The was a significant impact of the Civil War, its significant battles and influential leaders, nonmilitary events of the time period, abolition, reform efforts by women, and Alabama's involvement in the war.
Link to Resource
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFrVoG-edFc

CR Resource Type

Audio/Video

Resource Provider

Rotten Tomatoes Movie Clips
Accessibility

Accessibility

Video resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles
License

License Type

Custom

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https://www.fandango.com/policies/terms-of-use

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