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Africans in America
This PBS site provides a vivid narrative of African American life
during the western movement with additional comparisons to the lives
of Native Americans. The site includes relevant links to the Dred
Scott case and Lincoln's famed House Divided speech.
American
West
This comprehensive site provides a searchable database of links to
almost everything you ever wanted to know about westward expansion,
cowboys, Native Americans, gun battles, ghost towns, mining, and
much more.
California
Gold Rush
This site from
the Museum of the City of San Francisco has first hand accounts of
the exciting days in 1849 when gold was discovered in California.
Gunfighters
of the Wild West
This site has
biographies with pictures of famous names from the Old West,
including Wild Bill Hickok, Wyatt Earp, and Calamity Jane.
Lost
in the Grand Canyon
This online resource was created to accompany the PBS American
Experience film of the same name. Visitors can follow a timeline of
the canyon's exploration, tour an interactive map, study the geology
of the rapids, and learn about the people and events that helped
make the Grand Canyon part of America's heritage. The accompanying Teacher's
Guide provides guided questions designed to maximize the student
experience.
New
Perspectives on the American West
This site
provides students, teachers and others with direct access to many of
the diaries, memoirs, journals, maps and archival photos that have
gone into the making of PBS's THE WEST, enabling visitors to
examine these sources of our Western heritage firsthand and to join
the filmmakers in discovering new perspectives on this still vital
part of our past.
Pony
Express Home Station
This fabulous study offers a look at the people and history of this
legendary westward mail service, which operated for just a year and
a half at the onset of the Civil War. The Pony Express School
House offers an online quiz, research resources, a bibliography,
and the opportunity for students to post their own papers and
reports.
Riding
the Overland Stage
Mark Twain wrote this account of riding the stagecoach from St.
Joseph, Missouri, to Carson City, Nevada, 140 years ago. Full of
Twain's wit and descriptive talent, the page also contains graphics
and links that extend the written experience.
Women
of the West Museum
This virtual museum offers an opportunity to discover the women of
the American West. The site includes an Educational Resource
Center with activities, lesson plans, research resources, and
links to related sites. Click Sod Houses in Learn More
About It to explore the online exhibit There Are No Renters Here
and take an interactive walk through the lives of women moving west.
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