Wild West, Westward Expansion, Lewis & Clark, Pony Express, etc

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My boys will be doing some American Civ. this year and I plan on spending about a month on the Western Frontier....here's some of the resources I'll be using...

Oregon/Santa Fe Trails

http://lapbooklessons.ning.com/forum/topics/oregon-trail-lapbook

http://www.squidoo.com/pioneers_Oregontrail (this one has a lot on cowboys, Native Americans, and other Poineers as well!)

Wild West Famous Persons:

http://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-outlawindex.html

http://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-gunfighterindex-a-b.html

http://staffweb.peoriaud.k12.az.us/karlene_edwards/New%20SMHS%20Webpage/LAFOLDER/WestBiogs.htm

http://www.thewildwest.org/

http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~eg72/EDUC525/site3/wildwest.htm

http://www.lessonsnips.com/lesson/wildwest

http://www.edhelper.com/US_wildwildwest.htm

http://www.waldsfe.org/UnitStudies/cowboys.htm

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Wild-West-Poster

http://www.supershareware.com/wide-open-west-free/

http://schools.dcsdk12.org/education/components/links/links.php?sectiondetailid=12748

http://www.d11.org/doi/socialstudies/SSGrade10/West1860/Holes%20Webquest%20Wild%20West.mht

California Gold Rush -

http://www.d11.org/doi/socialstudies/SSGrade10/West1860/Holes%20Webquest%20Wild%20West.mht

http://www.historyonthenet.com/Lessons/worksheets/american_west.htm

http://ports.parks.ca.gov/pages/22922/files/worksheet-goldrushprices.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/ss/hmss/4/unit/act3.2.html

http://www.huntington.org/Education/GoldRush/Entrance/lesson.html

Pony Express / Transcontinental Railroad -

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/billy_and_blaze.php (pony lapbook)

http://www.easyfunschool.com/article1776.html

http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/History/US_History/Westward_Expansion/Pony_Express/index.htm

http://webpages.shepherd.edu/BSIGLE01/social%20studies%20webquest.htm

http://www.lessonsnips.com/lesson/ponyexpressrailroad

http://www.xphomestation.com/xproute.html

http://www.classbrain.com/artmonument/publish/pony_express_trail_map.shtml

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/tcrr/ (trans-con railroad)

http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/lesson_plans/lesson01.htm

http://www.answers.com/topic/american-history-for-kids-america-s-first-transcontinental-railroad

Trail of Tears/Native Americans -

http://www.cherokee-nc.com/index.php?page=62 (as told by the Cherokee's)

http://ngeorgia.com/history/nghisttt.html

http://www.powersource.com/cocinc/history/trail.htm

http://www.edhelper.com/ReadingComprehension_Geography_63_1.html

http://www.lessonplanspage.com/SSLAMDTrailOfTearsUnitIdeas68.htm

Overall/Extra Westward Expansion -

http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/westwardexpansion.php

http://www.lessonplanspage.com/MDSSLAMathWestwardExpansionProjectIdeas46.htm

http://www.lessonplanspage.com/MD67.htm

Lewis & Clark -

http://smallworldathome.blogspot.com/2008/09/on-trail-with-lewis-and-clark.html

http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/lapbooks/lewis_clark.htm

http://dynamic2moms.webs.com/lewisandclark.htm

http://www.squidoo.com/lewis_clark