History+Standard

Government ExplorersStandard: 2. Students will understand the contributions of Native American Indians, explorers, and Utah's pioneers. Standard: 3. Students will understand the relationship between government and the people of Utah. (Struggle for Statehood)

Enduring Understanding: Students will understand contributions of Native American Indians, explorers, and Utah's pioneers.


 * Essential Question: What are the contributions of Native Americans to the culture of Utah?**

Lessons:
 * @Introduce Prehistoric Tribes
 * @Historic Tribes and Contributions of Names
 * Resources from the Land Analysis
 * Artifacts
 * Myths and Legends
 * Assessment


 * Essential Question: What role did explorers play in Utah's settlement?**

Lessons:
 * Why did the Explorers come?
 * Escalante and Dominguez
 * Government Explorers
 * Fur Trappers
 * Cultural exchange
 * Assessment


 * Essential Question: What is the significance of pioneers in Utah's history?**

Lessons:
 * @Introduction, Pretest and Vocabulary
 * @Early Pioneer Companies
 * Mormon Pioneers: Misunderstandings and Conflict
 * Moving West
 * @Life on the Trail
 * @Settling the Valley
 * @Rumors, Conflict and War
 * @Pioneer Influence Today


 * Essential Question: Why did the Utah Territory struggle to become a state?**

Lessons:
 * Proposed State of Deseret
 * Roadblocks to Statehood