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Frontier Pathways
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Segment 1: Introduction
Standards-Based Themes: Settlement, Human-Environmental Interaction and Economics
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Summary
The landscape of Frontier Pathways is both beautiful and harsh. People who came to the Arkansas River Valley and the canyon and mountains beyond it were not prepared for its fury. But optimism, resolve, and belief in the chance for a better life kept them coming. Eventually the land was settled, farms prospered, and cities were built—a testimony to the belief in the "American Dream."
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Vocabulary
frontier
landscape
"American Dream"
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Pre-Viewing Focus
The Landscape
- Where in Colorado is the Frontier Pathways area?
- What are the major physical features?
- What features of this landscape would make this a good place to live?
- What features of this landscape would make this a difficult place to live?
The American Dream
- Listen carefully to Joanne Dodds as she describes what the settlers wanted. What four things does she mention?
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Post-Viewing Discussion
The Landscape
- What do you think the settlers knew about the landscape before they came to the Frontier Pathways area? Do you think the settlers had all the facts about this new place?
- If you were a settler in the 1800s, how would you prepare yourself to come live in this landscape?
The American Dream
- What do you think about the "American Dream" that Joanne Dodds describes?
- What is your "American Dream?" How is it like and how is it different from the dream described by Ms. Dodds?
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Wayside Excursion: The American Dream >
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