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Pbs: New Perspectives on the West WebsitePbs: New Perspectives on the West Website
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Pbs: New Perspectives on the West

Curated by ACT

This in-depth resource presents a history of the American West from pre-Columbian times until World War I with profiles, documents, and images. It encourages visitors to link these into patterns of historical meaning for themselves. Includes lesson plans.

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andrew jackson, chief joseph, john brown, mark twain, meriwether lewis, sacagawea, sam houston, the homestead act, theodore roosevelt

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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