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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Oregon Trail Links

Use the links below to complete additional research to plan for your Oregon Trail Journals.

Historic Sites along the Oregon Trail

http://www.oregontrailcenter.org/

The Oregon Trail - the Route, Supplies and Hardships

Oregon Trail Landmarks

All About the Oregon Trail

Pioneers - by students for students

Journals written by students

Pioneers Games and Toys

What Were the Pioneers' Lives Like on the Trail?
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Westward Expansion Google Slide

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  • Google Slide - Overview of Westward Expansion

Westward Expansion Links

  • Native American Removal
  • Lewis and Clark Overview
  • Marginalized Groups during Westward Expansion
  • Gold Rush on Khan Academy
  • Buffalo Soldiers - Smithsonian
  • Buffalo Soldier on History.com
  • Oregon Trail 101
  • The Railroad - NYTimes
  • Transcontinental Railroad
  • Transcontinental Railroad - History Channel
  • Oregon Trail Supply Prices
  • California Gold Rush
  • California Gold Rush by Ducksters
  • Gold Rush Field Trip
  • Frontier Life
  • Frontier Schools
  • Pioneer Life -Scholastic
  • Donner Party on History Channel
  • Trail of Tears on US History.org
  • Trail of Tears
  • Trail of Tears History Channel
  • The Wild West - Biography.com
  • Oregon Trail Basics (Links on the Right)
  • Pioneer Diaries
  • Oregon Trail Paintings
  • Wagons of the Oregon Trail
  • Gold Rush on PBS
  • Oregon Trail Map
  • Sacagawea - Biography.com
  • Sacagawea
  • The Journals of Lewis and Clark
  • Lewis and Clark on PBS
  • Donner Party Article
  • The Donner Party on PBS

Painting Explorations

  • Across the Continent - Palmer
  • Leutze's Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way
  • Gold Rush Painting
  • Granger's Trail of Tears
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  • Daniel Boone Escorting Settlers through the Cumberland Gap

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Gold Rush Station - Daguerrotypes

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