We talked about how the expansion of the West helped build America into a superpower. We covered the Homestead Act, homesteading, the use of marketing to entice settlers to the Dakota territory/Great Plains, sod and sodbusters, granges, farm cooperatives, the importance of the railroads for bringing crops to market, the farm family as a labor force, William Jennings Bryan, and the gold standard. Cam completed a crossword puzzle which he said helped to reinforce his learning. I will create more crossword puzzles for class. He also wrote more of his narrative. He is making a good effort!