John Henry vs. the Machine

FILM:John Henry (2000)

Handout/Materials

Hollywood or History? graphic organizer

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What should students know or understand at the completion of the unit or lesson?

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Additional Questions

List all of the important indicators of achievement (important people, places, and events) and vocabulary that students will need to know at the conclusion of the lesson.

Homestead Acts: Include several United States federal laws that gave an applicant ownership of land, typically called a “homestead,” at no cost. In all, more than 270 million acres of public land, or nearly 10% of the total area of the United States, was given away free to 1.6 million homesteaders; most of the homesteads were west of the Mississippi River.