Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: Pioneers and the Frontier
Learning module with a variety of video and other resources on the expansion westward as pioneers settled new frontier in the 1800s.
US National Archives
Our Documents: A National Initiative on American History, Civics, and Service
Our Documents is home to one hundred milestone documents that influenced that course of American history and American democracy. Includes full-page scans of each document, transcriptions, background information on their significance, and...
Curated OER
Scholastic: Lewis and Clark
An interactive site that has students follow the Lewis and Clark's expedition. As they travel west, they are able to collect objects on their journey and put them in their specimen box. They also take notes on their specimens so they can...
Discovering Lewis & Clark
Discovering Lewis & Clark: The Mouth of the Yellowstone River
Learn about the Corps of Discovery's march to the Yellowstone river in the early 1800s.
Other
Missouri State Archives: St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project
This site contains millions of records that document the judicial, social, cultural, and economic history of the city, county, state, and nation. Especially Freedom Suits by slaves, Lewis and Clark materials, and material pertaining to...
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: William Clark
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 2004 to commemorate William Clark. With a short passage on his life and famous 8,000 mile trek out West with Meriwether Lewis.
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Meriwether Lewis
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 2004 to commemorate Meriwether Lewis. With a short passage on his life and contributions to exploration in the US.
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Star Rise Creations: Sacagawea
Read about Sacagawea's life and her experiences as she travelled with the Lewis and Clark expedition. This site is replicated at . However, the appearance of this page would appeal more to a younger audience, and the other to an older one.
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Psmre: The Northern Pacific Railway
This site from the Puget Sound Model Railroad Engineers provides information about the history of the Northern Pacific Railway. The route follows the path Lewis and Clark took in 1804. Mentions cost, manpower, and other railroad companies.
US Mint
United States Mint: The Life of Sacagawea
Sacagawea played a critical role in the Lewis and Clark expedition, acting as their guide, diplomat, and expert in wilderness survival. Clark felt so indebted to her that he took on the responsibility of ensuring an education for her...
Stephen Byrne
History for Kids: Sacagawea
The United States did not expand west without the help of Sacagawea, a Shoshone woman, who gave immeasurable guidance to Lewis and Clark. Find biographical information about this woman.
Digital History
Digital History: Pathfinders
Read a brief description of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and the Pike Expedition which sought to map out the newly acquired Louisiana Territory.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography: Explorers
Learn about the adventures of famous explorers including Sacagawea, Lewis and Clark, Marco Polo, Sir Edmund Hillary and Ferdinand Magellan
University of Oregon
Mapping History: American History
Interactive and animated maps and timelines of historical events and time periods in American history from pre-European times until post-World War II.
Other
The Weekly South Dakotan: South Dakota History for 4th Grade
From the very beginning and through the twentieth century, this comprehensive collection of lessons will enrich students studying the history in between and the effects on South Dakota.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies
A fantastic resource where you can find biographies of historical figures. You can search by the person's name or by topics, such as Presidents, United States Leaders, Scientists, Inventors, Humanitarians, Explorers and Pioneers,...
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Carnegie Museum of Natural History: Online Exhibitions
A collection of exhibits that can be found online allowing students to research the museums' artifacts and displays. Exhibits include earth science and dinosaurs topics.
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Ap Us History: Unit 3: The Growing Republic
This extensive learning module examines how the United States' efforts to increase foreign trade, add new territory, and isolate itself from Europe affected its foreign policy and other initiatives. It investigates how advances in...
Library of Congress
Loc: Map Collections 1500 2002
This collection provides maps dating back to 1500 up to the present. The collection includes: cities, towns, discovery and exploration, conservation and environment, military battles, cultural landscapes, transportation, communication,...
US National Archives
Our Documents: Jefferson's Secret Message to Congress
Read President Thomas Jefferson's secret message to Congress through which he asked for money to explore the West. The 1803 document is accompanied by transcription and overview of its content.
Library of Congress
Loc: Teachers: Journeys West
A series of lessons utilizing primary texts, including narratives, photographs, and maps, through which students explore the following question: "What motivated thousands of people to journey west during the 1800s?"
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1800 1848: The Louisiana Purchase and Its Exploration
In 1803, Jefferson made a controversial decision that effectively doubled the territory of the United States while transgressing his own views of proper presidential authority.
Other
Lewis and Clark University: Hiroshima Photographs
This is a collection of photographs showing several parts of Hiroshima after the bombing. Each picture shows the damage done and the destruction around each building still standing.
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: Lewis and Clark: Corps of Discovery: The Mandan Indian Nation
Find a description of the Mandan culture, housing, and daily way of life. Included are photographs of Mandan villages and houses.
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