Rumors,+Conflict+and+War

**Lesson**: //Rumors, Conflict and War//
This will address the conflicts with American Indians and the United States Government. More of the conflicts between these groups will be addressed later in the next unit.

**Vocabulary**:

 * Tension
 * Conflict
 * Passive
 * Federal Judges
 * Territorial Leaders
 * Indian Agent
 * Surveyor
 * Massacre
 * Fortify

**Activities**:

 * Graphic Organizer
 * Students will read in the textbook about conflicts that were occurring in the Utah Territory. They will read about 4 different topics: The Walker War, The Utah War, Utah Prepares for War and the Mountain Meadows Massacre. For each topic they will be summarizing the most important facts from each section.
 * They will also draw a picture in the center of each section that relates to the event discussed in that section.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Below I attached a document that shows how this <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">looks. I had the students create their own on a blank piece of white paper. But you could obviously print it off if you like.
 * Do the first one together as a class to model how to pull out the most important information from the text.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**Assessmen**t:

 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Graphic Organizer

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**Teacher Resources**:

 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Worksheets printed off for students
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Do the first section together as an example

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**Student Resources**:

 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Conflict in the Territory Worksheet
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Pencil
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Textbook