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| 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 |
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| ONLINE
ENCYCLOPEDIAS |
| Britannica
Online |
| World
Book Online (Subscribers only) |
| Grolier
Online (Subscribers only) |
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| BIOGRAPHICAL
DATABASES |
| American
National Biography |
| Biography
Resource Center (Subscribers only) |
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| MAGAZINE
ARTICLES |
| Daniel
Boone |
| `But
a common man.' American History Illustrated, Nov/Dec92,
Vol. 27 Issue 5, p28, 14p, 10c, 1bw; (AN 9302140507) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| National
Road |
| The
National Road. (cover story) By: Burton, V.. Cobblestone,
Jun91, Vol. 12 Issue 6, p4, 2p, 1 illustration, 1bw; (AN
9107221597) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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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