Settling the West


	SETTLING THE WEST General Sites - Lewis and Clark - Erie Canal - Oregon Trail - Gold Rush - Transcontinental Railroad General Sites: Westward Expansion - http://besthistorysites.net/american-history/westward-expansion/ http://www.ducksters.com/history/westward_expansion/ http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Pioneers.html http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson179.shtml http://www.historynet.com/westward-expansion http://mrnussbaum.com/history-2-2/westward-expansion-for-kids/ http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/westwardmovement.htm http://inquiryunlimited.org/x1/etoc/west_x.html Interactive Maps - https://nhpbs.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/rttt12.soc.ush.westexp/westward-expansion-17901850/ https://mrnussbaum.com/westward-trails-interactive-map https://www.the-map-as-history.com/the-United-States-a-territorial-history/Louisiana-purchase-westward-expansion Buffalo Bill Cody http://www.buffalobill.org/History%20Research%20on%20the%20Buffalo%20Bill%20Museum/index.html https://centerofthewest.org/explore/buffalo-bill/research/buffalo-bill/ http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/a_c/buffalobill.htm Mountain Men and the Fur Trade http://montanakids.com/history_and_prehistory/Frontier_Life/trapping.htm http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/hns/mtmen/explore.html https://www.nps.gov/bica/learn/historyculture/mountain-men-and-the-fur-trade.htm http://www.mtmen.org/ https://www.historycolorado.org/mountain-man-artifacts Teacher Lesson Plans - https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/westward-expansion-encounters-at-a-cultural-crossroads/ http://americanhistory.mrdonn.org/westernexpansion.html https://www.teacherplanet.com/content/westward-expansion http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/lesson_plans/ https://thecleverteacher.com/westward-expansion-unit/ Lewis and Clark Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation - https://lewisandclark.org/index.php Lewis and Clark educational links - https://lewisandclark.org/learn/ Lewis and Clark - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_and_clark https://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/index.html http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/lewis_clark/prepare.htm https://www.commackschools.org/Downloads/Lewis%20and%20Clark%20Project%20Research%20Worksheet%2020203.pdf Lewis and Clark Interactive Maps - https://nhpbs.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/f5705ebc-dc5f-4407-9ec5-0ecb837c5ff2/interactive-lewis-and-clark-trail/ https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-resources/online-exhibitions/lewis-and-clark-expedition-interactive-map Lewis and Clark from the from the National Geographic site - https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/history/lewis-and-clark/ https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/lewis-and-clark-trail/ National Geographic video - https://www.schooltube.com/media/t/1_otwv5cr7 Lewis and Clark Study Resource from Monticello https://www.monticello.org/site/families-and-teachers/lewis-and-clark-study-resource Rivers, Edens, and Empires from the Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/lewisandclark/ Lewis and Clark Curriculum Guides from National Park Service https://www.nps.gov/jeff/learn/historyculture/the-lewis-and-clark-journey-of-discovery.htm https://www.nps.gov/lewi/learn/historyculture/index.htm https://www.nps.gov/lecl/learn/historyculture/index.htm https://www.nps.gov/lecl/planyourvisit/maps.htm Lewis and Clark - https://www.nps.gov/lecl/index.htm http://www.edgate.com/lewisandclark/ Lewis and Clark in Montana - http://www.visitmt.com/experiences/history/lewis_and_clark/ https://montanakids.com/history_and_prehistory/lewis_clark.htm Fort Mandan site - http://www.fortmandan.com/ Lewis and Clark in North Dakota - http://history.nd.gov/exhibits/lewisclark/ Lewis and Clark in North Dakota - find the fun facts https://www.ndtourism.com/content/lewis-clark-trail Lewis and Clark in Idaho - https://sciencetrek.org/sciencetrek/topics/science_lc/ Lewis and Clark Trails http://www.lewisandclarktrail.com Lewis and Clark Birds and Mammals http://history.nd.gov/exhibits/lewisclark/animals.html https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/lewisandclark/encounters.htm http://lewisandclarkjournals.unl.edu/read/?_xmlsrc=lc.img.corpus.04.xml&_xslsrc=LCstyles.xsl http://montanakids.com/history_and_prehistory/lewis_and_clark/plants_animals.htm Lewis and Clark Plants - Plants discovered https://lewisandclarkjournals.unl.edu/images/plants_animals http://www.lewis-clark.org/channel/156 https://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/2872 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://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/sacagawea http://womenshistory.about.com/od/sacagawea/a/sacagawea.htm - 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https://www.nps.gov/lewi/learn/education/curriculummaterials.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maps Maps of the Lewis and Clark expedition - https://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/archive/idx_map.html http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/pdf/lewisclark.pdf labels http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/pdf/lewisclark_nl.pdf no label https://www.99worksheets.com/5th-grade/social-studies-5th-grade/lewis-and-clark-expedition-map/ National Park Service - https://www.nps.gov/jeff/learn/historyculture/mapmaking.htm Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/pin/434738170253857380/ Library of Congress - https://www.loc.gov/collections/general-maps/?q=lewis+and+clark The Erie Canal: History of the Erie Canal with chronology http://www.history.rochester.edu/canal/ https://www.thoughtco.com/erie-canal-1435779 https://www.albanyinstitute.org/erie-canal.html https://www.history.com/topics/landmarks/erie-canal Erie Canal - http://eriecanalmuseum.org/history/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erie_Canal http://www.eriecanal.org/ http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/erie-canal-opens http://www.canals.ny.gov/history/ http://www.canals.ny.gov/maps/index.html http://www.eriecanalway.org/ http://www.nycanals.com/Erie_Canal http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/DETOC/transport/erie.html http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MA02/volpe/canal/firstpage.html https://www.nps.gov/places/erie-canalway-national-heritage-corridor.htm Photos of the Erie Canal - http://www.theeriecanal.com/ http://www.eriecanal.org/images.html Photojournalistas Slide Show Timelines - http://www.eriecanal.org/UnionCollege/timeline.html http://www.eriecanalway.org/learn_history-culture_hist-timeline.htm http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MA02/volpe/canal/timeline.html Erie Canal Quiz - http://www.berkshiretv.com/popquiz.htm Erie Canal Webquests - https://sites.google.com/a/sisclnyc.com/erie-canal-webquest/ http://peers-sskit.weebly.com/webquest.html http://www.ccsd.edu/bardonia/Library/4thwebquests/eriecanal/index.htm https://www.createwebquest.com/webquest/fourth-grade-erie-canal-webquest De Witt Clinton biographies - http://www.nynpa.com/docs/nie/niequad/DeWitt_Clinton_profile.pdf http://www.thinkadvisor.com/2009/12/01/historical-research-the-canal-builder http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Witt_Clinton http://www.eriecanal.org/UnionCollege/Clinton.html http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/DETOC/transport/erie.html Erie Canal - one scene play - http://www.eriecanalcamillus.com/images/school_tours/teacher_resources/Erie_Canal_ReaderTheater_Script.pdf Erie Canal song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcNJ2RMOd3U http://www.eriecanalsong.com/ http://www.songsforteaching.com/folk/eriecanal.htm http://daveruch.com/erie-canal-song/# Teaching about the Ohio & Erie Canal - https://hti.osu.edu/history-lesson-plans/american-history/ohio-and-erie-canal https://www.nps.gov/teachers/classrooms/upload/TwHP-Lessons_41ohio.pdf Oregon Trail: Oregon Trail Guidebook from Mr. Leahy's Fourth Grade Class - http://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/greenway/leahy/ot/index.htm Oregon Trail - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Trail http://oregontrail101.com/ http://www.nps.gov/oreg/index.htm The American West with Ken Burns from PBS - http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/ Trails - http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/places/trails_ter/oregon.htm Events in the West from PBS/WETA - http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/events/ Oregon Trail Interpretive Center - http://oregontrail.blm.gov/ 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 American West - http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/riseind/west/ Building a Sod House - interactive activity - http://amhistory.si.edu/ourstory/f/sodhouse.html Oregon Trail worksheet The Gold Rush: Gold Rush - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/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://explore.museumca.org/goldrush/ Economic Spotter - Supply and Demand students http://www.econedlink.org/lesson/328/ teachers http://www.econedlink.org/teacher-lesson/328/ time machine 1859 - http://www.usmint.gov/kids/timeMachine/ California Gold Rush - http://www.history.com/topics/gold-rush-of-1849 http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/californiagoldrush.htm* Wells Fargo - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Wells_Fargo http://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-wellsfargo.html Stagecoach - https://www.wellsfargohistory.com/follow-the-history-of-stagecoach-no-186/ California's Gold Rush - http://americanhistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa090901a.htm California History - https://californiahistoricalsociety.org/exhibitions/from-the-gold-rush-to-the-earthquake-selections-from-the-collection/ 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 https://www.pdesas.org/module/content/resources/16795/view.ashx Gold Rush Game - https://www.usmint.gov/learn/kids/games/gold-rush http://www.socialstudies.com/pdf/GoldRush_fa.pdf The Transcontinental Railroad: Steel Rails and Iron Horses - https://www.getty.edu/education/kids_families/do_at_home/artscoops/iron_horses.html http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/res/Education_in_BLM/Learning_Landscapes/For_Teachers/science_and_children/steel_rails_and_iron/index.html PBS on the Transcontinental Railroad http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/tcrr/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/flash-interactive/tcrr/ Maps - https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1MmEKyEZybHS9kX462OCUkYPBs80&hl=en_US http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/connections/railroad-maps/thinking4.html Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum - http://cprr.org/ Maps - http://www.cprr.org/Museum/Maps/ History Of Railroads and Maps from the Smithsonian http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/rrhtml/rrintro.html 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 Virtual Museum of San Francisco - http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist1/rail.html Powerpoint about Transcontinental Railroad Civil War page Next Back to Social Studies for Kids or Mrs. Mitchell's Virtual School This page was developed by Kathi Mitchell and was last updated on February 10, 2021