Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago

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This clip has on Cattle Ranchers and Homesteaders in the American West has been borrowed from the BBC Bitesize series for use in the classroom for educational purposes. It is aimed at GCSE students studying the American West. If you are looking for teaching resources on this topic, then you can find a variety on our TES shop that you can use with this video:

Why did Homesteaders settle on the Great Plains: tes.com/teaching-resources/dashboard/resource-management/add-resource/13358433

What problems faced the Homesteaders on the Great Plains? tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11371029

Market Place Activity: How did Homesteaders overcome the problems they faced on the Great Plains? tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12151558