5th Grade Western Expansion / Manifest Destiny

 

 

Pioneers and Westward Expansion

General George A. Custer

In The Valley of the Little Big Horn  By Jack Gladstone

The Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1876

Treaties Between the United States and Native Americans

 

 

Westward Expansion

Stagecoach and Horses

Westward Expansion Links

U.S. History - Westward Expansion
(includes primary source diaries)

Westward Expansion WebQuest Westward Expansion Research and Educational Sites
Kid Info - Pioneers/Westward Expansion Connecting Students Themes - Westward Expansion Westward Expansion Links
Great Sites for Teaching About Westward Expansion Westward Expansion - from Jericho Public Schools in New York U.S. Westward Expansion Resources
  Pony Express Home Station Westward Ho!
(Telecollaborative Project)
On the Oregon Trail
by Beaverton Oregon students
Oregon Trail Links to the Oregon Trail
   
THE
PRAIRIE TRAVELER.
A HAND-BOOK FOR
OVERLAND EXPEDITIONS.

WITH MAPS, ILLUSTRATIONS, AND ITINERARIES OF
THE PRINCIPAL ROUTES BETWEEN THE
MISSISSIPPI AND THE PACIFIC.


BY RANDOLPH B. MARCY,
CAPTAIN U. S. ARMY.


PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT

1859.
Historic Western Frontier Forts
Landmarks on the Oregon Trail (including forts)
Manifest Destiny Project

Lewis and Clark Project

Moving Across America Project

Moving Across America Scoring Sheet

Western Music Web Sites

Country and Western Midis

Country and Western Midis Music Popular Songs in American History
The Story of the Westward Expansion Cowboy Songs The Great Plains Songbook

El Camino Real (California Highways)
El Camino Real - Roads and Trails

Trails

Natchez Trace