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Bell Ringer

In 1878, a sharecropper in Tennessee sees a poster about free land opportunities in the West. This inspires him to write to a friend, inviting them to embark on a journey filled with hope and challenges. He dreams of a better life away from debt and oppression, aiming for self-sufficiency. However, he anticipates difficulties like harsh weather, uncertainty about resources, and the need for community support to thrive. In addition, he reflects on the vital role of women on the frontier, advancements in technology that shaped farming, and the daily struggles of homesteading life.

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Bell Ringer

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  1. Bell Ringer “The Prairie is My Garden” • Write a caption for the photograph on the following page

  2. Imagine…. You’re a sharecropper in Tennessee in 1878 You see this poster and decide to head west Write a short letter to a friend convincing him/her to come with you What do you hope for, and what challenges do you think you will face?

  3. Word Map Exodusters

  4. Free land Offered by the government p. 421

  5. Women’s Work on the Frontier • Read pg. 423 and describe women’s work

  6. Technology and the West • Steel plow • Mechanical reaper • Barbed wire • Steel windmill • Railroads • Draw a picture and write a brief description of each – why are they important?

  7. Railroads Populist Party Farmers in Debt Borrowing

  8. Building a Sod House

  9. Letter from the West • Read the letter • 1. Describe the weather in April, 1876. How did it effect farming? • 2.The letter shows the importance of neighbors. What did the Oblinger’s receive from their neighbors? • 3.What do the children do for entertainment? • 4. Homesteaders had to make most of their own things. What examples are in the letter?

  10. Status Updates from the West You made it to the West! In your notebook, write a series of FB status updates (with “photos” that describe: • Your journey • Your home- Soddy or dugout • Problems with the Indians • Problems farming • What help you get from the neighbors

  11. Without a Mother The sod house on the Oblinger claim was Mattie Oblinger's last home. She died there in February of 1880 at the age of 36 from complications due to childbirth and was buried with her infant son.

  12. Homework • pg. 432 Main Idea questions 5 and 6

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