Westward Expansion

Currently we are navigating our way through the Mexican American War

http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/index_flash.html

http://www.sonofthesouth.net/mexican-war/war.htm

We have already completed The Louisiana Purchase

http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/resources/archives/one/louispur.htm

http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=5706

http://www.lpb.org/education/tah/lapurchase/Web_quest1/index.cfm

and Lewis and Clark.

http://www.lewis-clark.org/

http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/inside/index.html

http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000019.shtml

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/

Our activities so far have been mapping and researching. Lots of vocabulary studies, journaling, and working on lapbooks.

Outline Maps and other cool maps

http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/usa.html

http://www.nationalatlas.gov/printable.html#terr 

http://www.infoplease.com/statemaps.html

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html

General Western Expansion Sites

http://www.besthistorysites.net/USHistory_WestwardExpansion.shtml

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_acquisitions_of_the_United_States

http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/program/

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/modules/westward/index.cfm