Westward Expansion
All About the Oregon Trail
(Begin your exploration by clicking on "Introduction") |
The American West
@ spartacus-educational.com (Information includes explorers, frontiersmen, outlaws, soldiers, migrants, settlers, cowboys, judges & more) |
California Gold Rush
@ ducksters.com (Learn about the California Gold Rush, the Forty-niners, digging for gold, and more) |
Dear America
Westward Expansion (Read about the era of westward expansion) |
Discovering Lewis & Clark
(Using the menu buttons on the left, you can learn about their expedition, the American nation at that time, the issues involved & much more) |
Elbow Room
(Learn about U.S. territorial expansion in this SchoolHouse Rock video) |
Faces of the Frontier
(Photographic portraits of the American West, 1845-1924) |
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
(Learn the story of cattle ranching in the American West) |
Image Detective
(Start by posing a question then use the photograph to gather clues to the answer) |
Lewis & Clark @ pbs.org
(Web site to accompany Ken Burns' documentary) |
Oregon Trail Virtual Tour
(Click on links along the trail to learn more) |
U.S. Westward Expansion 1790 - 1850
(Interactive map that shows states, territories, major cities, trail routes, and much more) |
The West @ pbs.org
(Library of primary source materials on the history of the American West) |
Western Expansion & Reform 1829-1859
(Learn how Presidents Andrew Jackson, James Polk, and John Tyler wanted to expand the borders of America westward) |
Westward Expansion Era: American History 1841 - 1850
(Learn about the important events, dates, and people from this era) |
Westward Expansion & the Old West for Kids
(Learn about the history of the Westward Expansion and the Old West of the United States including daily life on the frontier, gold rush, Pony Express, timeline, glossary, and people) |
Westward Expansion & Regional Differences
(Links include Building Unity, Extension of Slavery, Latin America and the Monroe Doctrine & more) |
Page updated January 17, 2021