Westward Expansion
Ruth Bilderback
Reynoldsburg Junior High School
Columbus Workshop, March 17, 2004
Content Pathfinder - Westward Expansion
8th Grade
Social Studies - American History

The sources in this pathfinder may be used to find information on various topics relating to westward expansion in the United States from 1800-1870. Specific topics are:

Davy Crockett, Texas, Calif. Gold Rush, Alaskan Gold Rush,
Daniel Boone, Mexican War, Mexican Cession, Pony Express,
Sam Houston, Transcontinental RR, National Road, Trail of Tears,
Lewis & Clark, James K. Polk, Pioneer Life, Stephen F. Austin,
The Alamo, John C. FrC)mont, Buffalo Soldiers, Andrew Jackson,
Oregon Trail, Mormon Trail, Santa Fe Trail, Gadsden Purchase

ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Britannica Online
World Book Online (Subscribers only)
Grolier Online (Subscribers only)

BIOGRAPHICAL DATABASES
American National Biography
Biography Resource Center (Subscribers only)

MAGAZINE ARTICLES
Daniel Boone
`But a common man.' American History Illustrated, Nov/Dec92, Vol. 27 Issue 5, p28, 14p, 10c, 1bw; (AN 9302140507)

Lewis and Clark
Lewis & Clark CORPS OF DISCOVERY BICENTENNIAL. American History, Apr2004, Vol. 39 Issue 1, 'Special section' p1, 7p, 3c; (AN 12233204)
Where's Sacagawea? American Heritage, Dec2000, Vol. 51 Issue 8, p16, 1/3p; (AN 3812865)
FOLLOW THE FOOTSTEPS OF Lewis & Clark. By: Gregory, Steve. American Heritage, Feb/Mar2002, Vol. 53 Issue 1, p20, 9p, 6c; (AN 5935208)
LEWIS & CLARK. By: Gregory, Steve. American Heritage, Feb/Mar2003, Vol. 54 Issue 1, p21, 7p, 4c; (AN 8995450)
The Lewis and Clark Expedition. (cover story) By: Huntington, Tom. American History, Apr2003, Vol. 38 Issue 1, p16, 5p, 4c; (AN 9044005)
On the trail of Lewis & Clark. American History, Sep/Oct96, Vol. 31 Issue 4, p76, 2p, 5c; (AN 9608133879)
THE WESTERN COUNTRY. By: Kubik, Barbara. Cobblestone, Apr2004, Vol. 25 Issue 4, p5, 4p, 1 map, 3c; Reading Level (Lexile): 930; (AN 12923227)
LEWIS AND CLARK THEN AND NOW. By: Archibald, Robert R.. Cobblestone, Apr2004, Vol. 25 Issue 4, p36, 4p, 5c; Reading Level (Lexile): 1040; (AN 12923238)
The Expedition of Lewis and Clark. American History & Politics, 1607-1849, 2002, p25, 3p; Reading Level (Lexile): 910; (AN 5652477)

Alamo
[The Alamo.] (cover story) American History Illustrated, Mar86, Vol. 21 Issue 1, p12, 38p, 25bw; (AN 8600000576)
The War for Texan Independence and the Annexation of Texas. American History & Politics, 1607-1849, 2002, p56, 2p; Reading Level (Lexile): 1010; (AN 5652545)

Oregon Trail
The Great Migration. By: Franzwa, Gregory M.. American History Illustrated, May/Jun93, Vol. 28 Issue 2, p28, 13p, 3c, 2bw; (AN 9304200567)
Heading West. By: Krizek, John. Cobblestone, Nov2002, Vol. 23 Issue 8, p10, 3p, 3c; Reading Level (Lexile): 1070; (AN 7715584)
Women's Voices From the Trail. By: Levy, JoAnn. Cobblestone, Nov2002, Vol. 23 Issue 8, p32, 4p; Reading Level (Lexile): 1140; (AN 7715591)
History of Oregon and the Oregon Trail. American History & Politics, 1607-1849, 2002, p38, 3p; Reading Level (Lexile): 820; (AN 5652501)
The Oregon Trail. American History Illustrated, May/Jun93, Vol. 28 Issue 2, p34, 2p; (AN 9304200571)

Texas
Independence days. By: Tijerina, Andres. Cobblestone, Mar97, Vol. 18 Issue 3, p6, 4p, 3c, 1bw; Reading Level (Lexile): 1040; (AN 9704025452)
The annexation of Texas as essential to the United States. By: Jackson, Andrew. Essential Documents in American History, Essential Documents, 1492-Present, p1, 3p; (AN 9711130895)

Mexican War
A Negro view of the Mexican War. By: Douglass, Frederick. Essential Documents in American History, Essential Documents, 1492-Present, p1, 1p; (AN 9708102467)
The Mexican War. American History & Politics, 1607-1849, 2002, p32, 2p; Reading Level (Lexile): 1140; (AN 5652493)
Manifest Destiny or MUSCLE FLEXING? By: Herrera, Ricardo A.. Cobblestone, Dec2000, Vol. 21 Issue 9, p6, 2p, 1c; Reading Level (Lexile): 1060; (AN 3828467)
The Mexican war. By: Lynn, Michael Anne. Cobblestone, Apr97, Vol. 18 Issue 4, p10, 5p, 2c, 2bw; Reading Level (Lexile): 1030; (AN 9704292061)

Transcontinental Railroad
THE BIG ROAD. By: Ambrose, Stephen E.. American Heritage, Oct2000, Vol. 51 Issue 6, p56, 11p, 6bw; (AN 3635458)
Sea to shining sea (1862-1878). By: Axelrod, Alan. Complete Idiot's Guide to American History, 1998, p183, 8p, 1 cartoon, 3bw; Reading Level (Lexile): 1180; (AN 760208)

Mormon Trail
Mormon trail revisited. American History, Jul/Aug97, Vol. 32 Issue 3, p6, 2p; (AN 9710230571)
Destiny (1846-1860). By: Axelrod, Alan. Complete Idiot's Guide to American History, 1998, p155, 6p, 1 cartoon, 2bw; Reading Level (Lexile): 1140; (AN 760138)
Blazing a westward path, 1846-1869. By: Kimball, Stanley B.. Cobblestone, May97, Vol. 18 Issue 5, p2, 4p, 3c; Reading Level (Lexile): 1000; (AN 1411108)
The Mormon trail today. By: Threlkeld, Kay. Cobblestone, May97, Vol. 18 Issue 5, p40, 3p, 3c; Reading Level (Lexile): 1250; (AN 1411139)

California Gold Rush
Forgotten forty-niners. By: Levy, J.. American History Illustrated, Jan/Feb92, Vol. 26 Issue 6, p38, 12p, 4c, 3bw; (AN 9201061889)
The California Gold Rush. American History & Politics, 1607-1849, 2002, p65, 3p; Reading Level (Lexile): 810; (AN 5652570)

National Road
The National Road. (cover story) By: Burton, V.. Cobblestone, Jun91, Vol. 12 Issue 6, p4, 2p, 1 illustration, 1bw; (AN 9107221597)

Buffalo Soldiers
In the footsteps of the buffalo soldiers. By: O'Neill, Alexis. Cobblestone, Feb95, Vol. 16 Issue 2, p6, 2p, 3bw; Reading Level (Lexile): 930; (AN 9502037682)
The buffalo soldiers ride again. By: Jones, Catherine Grace. Cobblestone, Feb95, Vol. 16 Issue 2, p38, 4p, 3bw; Reading Level (Lexile): 1160; (AN 9502037709)

Alaskan Gold Rush
THE GREAT ALASKA GOLD RUSH. By: Kowalski, Kathiann M.. Cobblestone, Apr2002, Vol. 23 Issue 4, p14, 4p, 3bw; Reading Level (Lexile): 920; (AN 6460259)
Klondike Gold Rush. American History & Politics, 1850-1914, 2002, p8, 2p; Reading Level (Lexile): 790; (AN 5652729)
Gold! By: Walsh, Brian. Cobblestone, Dec97, Vol. 18 Issue 9, p2, 3p, 3c; Reading Level (Lexile): 1010; (AN 89309)
Klondike gold. (cover story) By: Wadsworth, G.. Cobblestone, Jul91, Vol. 12 Issue 7, p41, 5p, 5bw; (AN 9108260062)

Trail of Tears
Indian Removal and the Trail of Tears. American History & Politics, 1607-1849, 2002, p54, 2p; Reading Level (Lexile): 990; (AN 5652533)
Trails of Tears (1817-1842). By: Axelrod, Alan. Complete Idiot's Guide to American History, 1998, p131, 8p, 1 cartoon, 2bw; Reading Level (Lexile): 1230; (AN 760124)

Andrew Jackson
Mobilizing Women, Anticipating Abolition: The Struggle against Indian Removal in the 1830s. By: Hershberger, Mary. Journal of American History, Jun99, Vol. 86 Issue 1, p15, 26p, 2bw; (AN 2112857)
ANDREW JACKSON Versus the Cherokee Nation. By: Remini, Robert V.. American History, Aug2001, Vol. 36 Issue 3, p48, 9p, 4c, 1bw; (AN 4563711)
The raven and the Cherokees. By: Roberts, Madge Thornall. Cobblestone, Sep94, Vol. 15 Issue 7, p4, 3p, 3bw; Reading Level (Lexile): 1070; (AN 9409097585)
Andrew Jackson. (cover story) Cobblestone, Oct91, Vol. 12 Issue 10, p4, 2p, 1 illustration, 1bw; (AN 9111182325)
Jackson and the Indians. (cover story) By: Hong, K.E.. Cobblestone, Oct91, Vol. 12 Issue 10, p28, 3p, 2bw; (AN 9111182331)

Gadsden Purchase
Gadsden Purchase Treaty. Essential Documents in American History, Essential Documents, 1492-Present, p1, 4p; (AN 9708140351)
James Gadsden Britannica Biography Collection; (AN bgh35783)

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