The Wild West

A WebQuest for American History I Students

Task

Wanted poster with $5,000 rewardAfter talking to your friends you decide that you will not give up on going home, but you will stop talking about the future until you can figure out how to get there.  Until then, you will just accept that you are living in the Wild West.

Then you see that the sheriff is back and is hanging a "Wanted" poster in the window of the bank.

You immediately run over to read the sign and you see that there is specific information addressed to you.

It says that in order to get back to the future you need to help solve the problems of the past. 

The way for you to get home is to learn as much as you can about the history and culture of the American West.

Gold miner holdinig a mining pan 1.  Research various aspects of life in the Wild West.
Native American Family 2.  Identify key people of the time.
Building in a ghost town 3.  Determine appropriate solutions to basic problems.
Sheriff's badge 4.  Apply what you have learned to perform a reenactment.

Cowboy hat and boot

Click on the above image to find out what you must do next.

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