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Westward Expansion

Imortant Terms, People and Events Important to Westward Expansion

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History: Westard Expandsion: For more than 225 years the principle of freedom and our understanding of its implications have evolved dramatically. The selections from this exhibition invite you to read the words and see the images of the men and women who forged this nation. Their words and images provide insights into the complexity of the past. This module on the Westward Expansion contains a succinct historical overview, learning tools, recommended documents, films, and historic images.

Opening of the Far West

Settling California, New Mexico, and California

The Surge West

Westward Expansion and Regional Differences: Historical background, facts, information

Westward Expansion Links: Explore the world of the American Indians and the19th century pioneers who helped shape the history of the American West

Westward Expansion

Territorial Expansion of the United States from 1883-1898 Links to territorial Expansion

U.S. Territorial Maps from 1775 - 1920

Westward Expansion, A History from PBS


The American West

Gunslingers and Outlaws of the West
Famous Cowboys and Westerners
Wild Bill Hickok
Buffalo Bill
John Wesley Hardin

Famous Cowgirls
Annie Oakley

Women Pioneers and Their Stories

Women of the West Links

Western Trails
Overland Trail
Applegate Trail
Mormon Pioneer Trail
Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail
Histsoric Sites on the Oregon Trail

Cumberland Gap

Pony Express
History of the Pony Express
Pony Express History
The Pony Express

Stage Coaches, Wagons, Carriages
Conastoga Wagon
Concord Coach Gallery
The Conastoga Wagon
 


Wagon
Trains
The Wagon Train
How Pioneers Traveled
The Donner Party
The Donner Party and Diary
The Dnner Party
The Stephens-Townsend-Murphy Party
The
Stephens-Townsend-Murphy Party

The first pioneer wagon train to cross the Sierra Nevada

Stephens-Townsen-Murphy Party

Northwest Ordinance of 1887
History of the Northwest Ordinance
Northwest Ordinance Text
Facts about the Northwest Ordinance

Homestead Act

People Important to Westward Expansion and the West

Other Well-Known Westerners

William Gilpin

Helped stir "Oregon Fever"

Mariano G. Vallejo

A "Californio". a Mexican residing in California

James Marshall

Discovered Gold in 1848 on John Sutter's Land

Joseh F. Glidden

Inventor of barbed wire

William C. Quantrill

A guerilla fighter for the Confederate Forces

John Sutter

Gold Discovered on his property

Joseph L. Meek

Trapper, Mountain man, Became Oregon's Federal Marshal

William Mulholland

Principal in Los Angeles engineering projects

Oliver Otis Howard

Made peace with Chiricahua Apache Leader, Cochise

Benjamin Singleton

Brought African-Americans to the west

Joshua A. Norton

Declared himself "emperor of the United States and protector of Mexico"

James Henry Lane

Principal leader of anti-slavery forces; promoted equality for African-Americans

Levi Strauss

Started selling Levi's to California Gold Miners

Julia L. Lovejy

Principal leader of anti-slavery forces; for abolition

Frederick J. Turner

Historian of the American West

John C. Freemont

John C. Freemont
John Freemont and the Bear Flag Revolt

Mountain Men and Fur Traders

Vancouver's Fur Trading Post

Images of Fur Trader History

Fur Posts Along the Yellow River


Daniel Boone
Adventures of Daniel Boone

Samuel Clemens

Official Site of Mark Twain
Mark Twain House
Mark Twain Biography
Mark Twain Quotations, Newspapers Collections, and Related Resources

Mining in the Old West

Mining the Old West
Bodie, California
Mining and Geology of the Old West
Holcomb Valley, California
 

Description of the Historic Forts of the Old West
Historic Forts of the Old West

Tha Alamo

Fort Phil Kerny State Historic Site

Fort Atkinson

   

Californis Gold Rush

California Gold Rush

California Gold Rush from the Oakland Museum of California

The California Gold Rush (1848-1859)

   

Railroads Important to the Old West
 

The Plains Indians
Plains Indians

General George C. Custer
 
General Custer

Cherokee Native Americans/Trail of Tears

Indian Removal

Cherokee Native American History
Trail of Tears National Historic Park
John Burnet's Stpry of the Trail of Tears
Trail of Tears

Presidents Importan to Western Expansion
Andrew Jackson

The Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark and the Revealing of America
William Clark
Lewis and Clark Internet Sites
William Clark: American Explorer
Meriwether Lewis
Exploring the West from Monticello
PBS Online - Lewis and Clark
Lewis and Clark
Sacajawea
Lewis and Clark's Expedition
Sacagawea - 2

Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase

US Mexican War
Mexican-America War
US Mexican War
History of the US Mexican War

Pike's Peak
About Pike's Peak
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American Memory Learning Page of the Library of Congress: Historical collections of photographs, documents, motiion pictures, and sound recordings about American culture and history - SEARCHABLE by keyword

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Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Encyclopedia Smithsonian features answers to frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian and links to Smithsonian resources from A to Z

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