College Gardens Elementary School

All Topics 

http://www.ducksters.com/history/westward_expansion/

http://www.historynet.com/westward-expansion

http://mrnussbaum.com/history-2-2/1800-2/

http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/program/

http://www.scholastic.com/teachdearamerica/westward.htm

Native Americans:

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

Homestead Act

http://www.ducksters.com/history/westward_expansion/homestead_act_land_rush.php

Oregon Trail

*NEW EBOOK available on Destiny (for multiple users, does not need to be checked-out)

Surviving the Journey: The Story of the Oregon Trail 
http://www.ducksters.com/history/westward_expansion/oregon_trail.php  

http://mrnussbaum.com/history-2-2/trails/

Economic Expansion in 1800's

http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/economic-expansion-in-the-1800s-slavery-immigration-corporations.html#lesson

Gold Rush

*NEW EBOOK available on Destiny (for multiple users, does not need to be checked-out)

Strike It Rich!: The Story of the California Gold Rush 
http://tfx.grolier.com/exploremore/01000179/TFX/NGO/node-33086/10009909/ 

http://www.ducksters.com/history/westward_expansion/california_gold_rush.php

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/californiagoldrush.htm

Pony Express

http://www.ducksters.com/history/westward_expansion/pony_express.php

http://www.nps.gov/poex/historyculture/index.htm

Railroads

http://www.ducksters.com/history/westward_expansion/first_transcontinental_railroad.php

http://bushong.net/dawn/about/college/ids100/

Louisiana Purchase

http://www.ducksters.com/history/westward_expansion/louisiana_purchase.php

Lewis & Clark

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

http://mrnussbaum.com/lcflash/  

Florida Territory

http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/docs/f/florterr.htm

https://history.state.gov/milestones/1801-1829/florida

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-us-acquires-spanish-florida  
Gadsden Expansion
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1830-1860/gadsden-purchase  
https://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/gadsden-purchase