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Discovering Lewis & Clark

Discovering Lewis & Clark: The Louisiana Purchase

For Students 9th - 10th
Website detailing the events leading up to the Louisiana Purchase and the actual deal that took place.
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PBS

Pbs: The West: The Louisiana Purchase Treaty

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from PBS contains a transcription of the three documents concerning the purchase of Louisiana from France. There is a link to other documents.
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Sage American History: James Monroe and the Era of Good Feelings

For Students 9th - 10th
Portrait of John Quincy Adams
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Sage American History: James Monroe and the Era of Good Feelings

For Students 9th - 10th
Portrait of John C. Calhoun
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Sage American History: James Monroe and the Era of Good Feelings

For Students 9th - 10th
Portrait of Martin Van Buren
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Sage American History: James Monroe and the Era of Good Feelings

For Students 9th - 10th
Portrait of Supreme Court Justice John Marshall
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US National Archives

Nara: American Originals: Louisiana Purchase Treaty

For Students 9th - 10th
Wonderful NARA site that provides pictures of the original treaty and agreements of the Louisiana Purchase. Brief introduction discusses the amount of land purchased and the cost per acre described by the Purchase.
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Gateway New Orleans: Louisiana Purchase

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a description of the terms of the Louisiana Purchase. There is a map to show the land that was included in this deal.
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Black Past

Black Past: Prosser, Gabriel

For Students 9th - 10th
This interesting encyclopedia entry is about Gabriel Prosser, a slave, who planned a huge revolt to take over Richmond, Virginia and make a "Kingdom of Virginia." There is a link to a PBS website for more information.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Westward Expansion: The Louisiana Purchase

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the fortuitous purchase made that doubled the size of the United States. See why Napoleon was willing to sell the land, and find out about the quandary Thomas Jefferson was in as he had to go against his strict construction...
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Louisiana Purchase

For Students 3rd - 8th
This Library of Congress timeline series discusses the Louisiana Purchase.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Missouri Compromise

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides interesting facts and important information about the 1820 Missouri Compromise, a settlement reached between the pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions on the extension of slavery into new territories.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Santa Fe Trail

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides 20 interesting facts and important information about the 900-mile route from Independence, Missouri, to Santa Fe, New Mexico from 1821 until 1880.
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Siteseen: American Historama: The Era of Good Feelings

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides interesting facts and important information on the Era of Good Feelings, a period of political stability 1817-1825.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Panic of 1819

For Students 9th - 10th
Read detailed facts about the many causes of the financial panic of 1819.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Rush Bagot Treaty

For Students 9th - 10th
Details about the Rush-Bagot Treaty that demilitarized the Great Lakes region.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: The American System

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive resource provides detailed facts about Henry Clay and the economic plan called the 'American System'.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Convention of 1818 and the 49th Parallel

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Convention of 1818 when the 49th parallel was set as the border with Canada and established joint occupation of Oregon with the British for ten years.
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Etc: Maps Etc: House Vote on the Survey Bill, Feb 10, 1824

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States showing the results of the House vote on the General Survey Bill of 1824 during the presidency of James Monroe. The map is keyed to show the areas of votes for, against, or undecided on the bill. The bill...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: Cleveland Abbe House

For Students 9th - 10th
Cleveland Abbe, a prominent meteorologist who became known as the father of the National Weather Service, lived in this house from 1877 to 1909. Previous occupants in the early decades of the 19th century included James Monroe and the...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Grolier: Lewis and Clark: Louisiana Purchase

For Students 3rd - 8th
A summary of one of the largest land purchases in history, the Louisiana Purchase.
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PBS

Pbs: American Roots Music

For Students 9th - 10th
If teaching a unit about the history of popular music in America, this PBS web site supporting their four-part TV broadcast of a few years ago would make a great resource. Includes lesson plans and oral histories too.

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