Identify the purpose of the Homestead Act; Decide what was needed to move west during the 1800s; Describe the day-to-day life of homesteaders; Explore who moved onto the Olympic peninsula; Develop a time line for events and developments along the Elwha River and Port Angeles, WA.
Recommended level: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
1. Westward Expansion and the Homestead Act
2. Life on the Elwha: Homesteaders and Local History