Digital Resources: Bringing History to Life

Websites:

Links to many topics in Westward Expansion:

http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Pioneers.html

Since Time Immemorial Curriculum Resources

Teacher Resources: http://www.indian-ed.org/curriculum/elementary-school-curriculum/wa-before-statehood-tribal-homelands/

Map of N.W. Indian Nations: http://02af27e.netsolhost.com/indianed/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Original-Tribal-Territories.pdf

Map of Tribal Reservations: http://02af27e.netsolhost.com/indianed/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Map-Ceded-Areas.pdf

Louisiana Purchase:

http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Louisiana.html

http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/fr1803m.asp

Lewis and Clark:

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

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0302/feature4/index.html

http://www.lewisandclark.org/LCTHF2/ABOUT_LEWIS_AND_CLARK.html

Oregon Trail:

http://www.historicoregoncity.org/index.php/widgetkit/oregon-trail-history

http://www.historyglobe.com/ot/otmap1.htm

http://www.kidskonnect.com/component/content/article/16-educational/history/276-pioneers.html

http://www.oregonpioneers.com/ortrail.htm

http://oregontrail101.com/

http://library.thinkquest.org/J001587/

http://library.thinkquest.org/6400/

Gold Rush:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/goldrush/map/index.html

Transcontinental Railroad:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/photo-gallery/tcrr-gallery/

Search Engines:

kidrex.org

askkids.com

awesomelibrary.org

onekey.com

kids.gov

americaslibrary.gov

You will find additional research databases on the Symbaloo page. Click on “Research Databases,” then click where it says “Click here for Elementary-level Research Databases.”

Helpful Tips for Students:

·  You will probably find that a lot of your search terms overlap–as you have

learned, all these ideas are connected. For instance, if you search “Louisiana Purchase,” you will also find information on Lewis and Clark. Or, if “Westward Expansion” is not giving you the results you want, try searching “Manifest Destiny.” When searching “Trail of Tears,” you should also search “Indian Removal Act.”

·  Search the presidents. Thomas Jefferson was president when he bought the Louisiana

Territory and hired Lewis and Clark to explore it. Andrew Jackson ordered the Indian Removal Act. James K. Polk ran for president with the Manifest Destiny platform and provoked Mexico into a war over Texas.

·  Some subtopics are very popular and have a lot of information. For instance,

under “Lewis and Clark,” you will find a lot of information about Sacagawea; or when researching the US-Mexican War, you will find that the subject of the Alamo is very popular.

·  Due to the popularity of the computer game “Oregon Trail,” you will have better

luck finding scholarly information on that topic if you search “Oregon Territory.” You can also try searching terms like “Wagoneers” or “Homesteaders.”

Videos:

Long Before We Were Born (Since Time Immemorial Resource):

http://www.indian-ed.org/sti-videos/long-before-we-were-born/

Native Homelands along the Lewis & Clark Trail (Since Time Immemorial Resource):

http://www.indian-ed.org/sti-videos/native-homelands-lewis-clark-trail/

Lewis and Clark:

http://www.kidsknowit.com/interactive-educational-movies/free-online-movies.php?movie=lewis%20and%20clark

http://www.history.com/topics/lewis-and-clark/videos/lewis--clark-expedition-charts-new-territory

Louisiana Purchase:

http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=25166&CategoryID=5420

http://www.history.com/topics/louisiana-purchase/videos/louisiana-purchase-doubles-size-of-america

The Trail of Tears:

http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/akh10.socst.ush.exp.trail/trail-of-tears/

The Transcontinental Railroad :

http://www.history.com/shows/america-the-story-of-us/videos/gold-rush

http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/transcontinental-railroad/videos