Settling the West


	SETTLING THE WEST General Sites - Lewis and Clark - Erie Canal - Oregon Trail - Gold Rush - Transcontinental Railroad General Sites: American History Sources for Students - The West http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Tower/1217/west.html Global Access to Educational Sources - The West http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/6617/west6.html Westward Expansion Sites from the Lee School, Boston http://inquiryunlimited.org/x1/etoc/west_x.html Westward Expansion sites from Mike Jenkins http://users.snowcrest.net/jmike/westexp.html Westward Expansion sites - Jerrie Cheek http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/westward.html Westward Expansion - KidInfo http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Pioneers.html Westward Exploration sites and activities http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson179.shtml Buffalo Bill Cody http://www.buffalobill.org/history.htm http://www.americanwest.com/pages/buffbill.htm http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/a_c/buffalobill.htm Mountain Men and the Fur Trade http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/amm.html http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/HNS/Mtmen/explore.html Lewis and Clark Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation http://www.lewisandclark.org/ Lewis and Clark educational links http://www.lewisandclark.org/index.php?p=story&n=educational-links Kids' Page http://www.lewisandclark.org/index.php?p=story&n=kids-page Lewis and Clark - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_and_clark Lewis and Clark from the from the National Geographic site - interactive game http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/west/ Lewis and Clark Online Base Camp from National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/98/lewisclark/ Lewis and Clark - with Ken Burns from www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/ Lewis and Clark - http://www.lewis-clark.org Lewis and Clark - http://www.lewisandclark.com/ Lewis and Clark Expedition - http://www.lewis-clark.org/content/content-channel.asp?ChannelID=54 Lewis and Clark - http://www.travelsd.com/ourhistory/lc/ Lewis and Clark Study Resource from Monticello http://www.monticello.org/education/lcresource/index.html Rivers, Edens, and Empires from the Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/lewisandclark/ Lewis and Clark Curriculum Guide from National Park Service http://www.nps.gov/jeff/LewisClark2/Education/CurriculumGuideMain.htm Lewis and Clark - Mapping the West http://www.edgate.com/lewisandclark/ Lewis and Clark in Montana - http://lewisandclark.state.mt.us/ Fort Mandan site - http://www.fortmandan.com/index.asp Lewis and Clark in North Dakota - http://history.nd.gov/exhibits/lewisclark/ Lewis and Clark in North Dakota - find the trivia pages http://www.ndtourism.com/whatdo/activities/lewis-and-clark-trail/ Lewis and Clark in Idaho - http://idptv.state.id.us/lc/index.html Lewis and Clark http://www.usaweekend.com/97_issues/971102/lewis_and_clark/971102trail_intro.html Perry Bear on the Lewis and Clark Trail http://perrybear.com/reporter/lewisandclark.html Lewis and Clark Trails http://www.lewisandclarktrail.com Lewis and Clark Birds and Mammals http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/wildlife/thennow/index.htm Who was Sacagawea? http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/inside/saca.html http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/s_z/sacagawea.htm http://www.sacagawea.com http://womenshistory.about.com/cs/sacagawea/index.htm?terms=sacajawea - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TRIVIA: Lewis and Clark Trivia -http://www.lewisclark.net/dyk/index.html Montana trivia - http://www.montanalewisandclark.org/help/landctrivia.htm Bicentennial Trivia - http://corpslakes.usace.army.mil/employees/lewisandclark/trivia.html answers - http://corpslakes.usace.army.mil/employees/lewisandclark/trivia.html Quiz - http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/09/25/loc_lewis25trivia.html Lewis and Clark web sites to explore - games and activities http://eduscapes.com/42explore/lewisclark.htm Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery Scavenger Hunt http://www2.grand-forks.k12.nd.us/elem/ss/lc/lcscavenhunt.htm Lewis and Clark Frequently Asked Questions http://lewisandclark.com/facts/faqs.html The Journals of Lewis and Clark http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/JOURNALS/toc.html Lewis and Clark in Montana - cartoons http://montanakids.com/landc.htm American Treasures of the Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trr001.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maps - Maps of the Lewis and Clark expedition from Houghton Mifflin (pdf ) http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/historical.html Map of the Lewis and Clark expedition http://www.ucds.org/LCWeb/lcmap.htm Map of Lewis and Clark http://www.lewisclark.net/maps/index.html Lewis and Clark Mapmaking from the National Park Service http://www.nps.gov/jeff/LewisClark2/TheJourney/Mapmaking.htm The Erie Canal: History of the Erie Canal with chronology http://www.history.rochester.edu/canal/ Erie Canal - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erie_Canal The Erie Canal "Clinton's Big Ditch" - http://www.eriecanal.org/ The Erie Canal - A Journey Through History - photos, maps, songs http://www.epodunk.com/routes/erie-canal/ Canal Culture, History and Classroom Ideas http://www.canals.state.ny.us/cculture/index.html Erie Canal - http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa102000a.htm Erie Canal Quiz - http://www.berkshiretv.com/popquiz.htm Erie Canal Webquest - http://www.dowslane.org/erie/erie.html Photos of the Ohio and Erie Canal - http://www.photojournalistas.com/Jan_2003/Ohio&Erie_Canal/Pages/pg01.html Slide Presentation about the Erie Canal http://www-fcms.syr.edu/fac_dev/fac_showcase/clemence/erie_canal/INDEX.HTM New York Canal System - http://www.nycanal.com/nycanalhistory.html Erie Canal Timeline - http://www.nycanal.com/history/eriecanaltimeline.html De Witt Clinton biographies - http://www.famousamericans.net/famousamericans-cla-cob/dewittclinton/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Witt_Clinton Erie Canal - one scene play - http://www.sbgmusic.com/html/teacher/gr5/bais/script2.html Questions from Cobblestone Magazine (1982-10) regarding the Erie Canal http://www.cobblestonepub.com/pages/compquest198210.html Oregon Trail: Oregon Trail Guidebook from Mr. Leahy's Fourth Grade Class - outstanding!! web site http://www.beavton.k12.or.us/greenway/leahy/ot/index.htm Oregon Trail - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Trail All About the Oregon Trail http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Allabout.html Journey of the Forty-Niners http://pbskids.org/wayback/goldrush/journey_oregon.html Oregon Trail Interpretive Center http://oregontrail.blm.gov/ Oregon Trail - http://www.msd.k12.or.us/schools/memorial/HelpfulLinks/oregtral.htm Oregon Trail worksheet The Oregon Trail from PBS http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/places/trails_ter/oregon.htm* Oregon Trail worksheet #1 from OR http://www.tlgrant.r9esd.k12.or.us/social/hughitt/aothom/othome.html Oregon Trail worksheet #2 from OR http://www.tlgrant.r9esd.k12.or.us/social/hughitt/aothom/ot2.html The Old West http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/oldwest/oldwest.htm The American West with Ken Burns from PBS http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/ Events in the West from PBS/WETA http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/events/ The American West http://www.americawest.com Questions from Cobblestone issue 1981-12 about Oregon Trail http://www.cobblestonepub.com/pages/compquest198112.html Building a Sod House - interactive activity http://americanhistory.si.edu/ourstoryinhistory/tryonline/buildsodhouse.html The Gold Rush: The Gold Rush from PBS http://www.pbs.org/goldrush Discover Gold in California http://malakoff.com/gorh.htm San Francisco Museum's Gold Rush Exhibit http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist2/gold.html Oakland Museum of California - Gold Rush http://www.museumca.org/goldrush/ Gold Rush Time Machine http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/em328/popupActivity.html California Gold Rush - scroll down to bottom of page http://www.library.csustan.edu/bsantos/goldrush/GoldTOC.htm Wells Fargo stories http://www.wellsfargo.com/about/stories/stories_overview.jhtml California's Gold Rush - http://americanhistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa090901a.htm California History - http://www.californiahistory.net/goldFrame-2.htm Gold Rush in California - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Gold_Rush Today in History : Gold! http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jan24.html Early California History from the Library of Congress http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cbhtml/cbintro.html Gold Rush pictures - http://www.malakoff.com/goldcountry/images.htm From Boomtown to Ghost Town - National Geographic Lesson http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/16/g35/boomtown.html Economic Spotter - Supply and Demand lesson teacher - http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM328&page=teacher student - http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM328 Gold Rush Game - http://socialstudies.com/c/@XH4fXw8l6kiiY/Pages/article.html?article@SHL175 The Transcontinental Railroad: Steel Rails and Iron Horses from Bureau of Land Management http://www.blm.gov/education/00_resources/articles/steel_rails_and_iron_horses/ PBS on the Transcontinental Railroad http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/tcrr/ Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum http://cprr.org/ Maps of Transcontinental Railroad Lines 1880 http://www.wwnorton.com/college/history/tindall/timelinf/tranrail.htm History Of Railroads and Maps from the Smithsonian http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/rrhtml/rrintro.html California State Railroad Museum http://www.csrmf.org/doc.asp?id=276 Transcontinental Railroad - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad The Iron Horse - From Revolution to Reconstruction http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/E/ironhorse/ironhorse11.htm Questions from Cobblestone Publishing about the Transcontinental Railroad - 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