Research/Informational Sites

• All About the Oregon Trail - Click on the topic you wish to learn about. So much information...
• American Western Expansion - Includes maps of the Lewis & Clark Expedition 1804, the Santa Fe Trail 1821, the Oregon Trail 1835, the Mormon Pioneer Trail of 1846, the Pony Express Route 1860, the Overland Trail 1862 and Key Dates of Expansion.
• Border Wars or Indian Massacres
• Cowboys - Click on the topic you wish to read about.
• Famous Western Pioneers and Frontiermen - Click on the name of the person you want to learn about.
• Fantastic Facts About the Oregon Trail - Click on the links to hear some strange stories.
• Gold Rush Stories of Women Pioneers 
• Great Sites for Teaching About Western Expansion - Lesson-planning article from Education World.
• Gunslingers and Outlaws - Click on the person's name you wish to read about.
• Historic Sites on the Oregon Trail - Click on the site that you want to read about.
• Laura Ingalls Wilder: Frontier Girl
• Morman Pioneer Trail 
• Mountain Men and the Fur Trade
• Native Americans Along the Trail

• Northwest Ordiance 1787 - This document helps us understand the important values underlying the laws of America as it expanded beyond its original territory.
• Nothing Must Stop the Mail - Includes information on the Pony Express and the Butterfield Express.
• Old West Towns and Forts - Many links...

• Overland Trail 
• Plains Indians - Numerous links...
• Pony Express Home Station - Click on the links on the left side of the screen.
• Pony Express Information
• Stagecoaches, Wagons, and Carriages - Click on all the links for information.
• Surf Report: Western Expansion - Hotlist.
• Tales From the Trail - 5th graders from California ford the Chowchilla River as they follow the Pioneer Trail. Click on photos on the left.
• Trails West - There's a link here to every trail created going West!
• The Adventures of Daniel Boone - Click on a new chapter at the bottom of the page.
• The Alamo - Click on the topic you want to read about.
• The Old West - Numerous links....
• To The Western Ocean - Lewis and Clark Expedition - Click on the links on the left side of the page to continue. There's also maps you may view.
• The Cherokee Trail
• The Interactive Santa Fe Trail -So much information....Click on links to explore.
• Trail of Tears - Awesome site....Numerous links!!!!!
• Trails to the Gold Rush - Links, links, links!
• Western Expansion - Hotlist.
• Westward Expansion - Mr. Donn's resources, activities, and lesson plans.
• Westward Expansion - Teaching theme from Teach-Nology.
• Women of the West - Click on the lady you wish to learn about.

Online Lesson Plans

• The Westward Movement - Complete unit on westward expansion.
• Westward Expansion - Thematic unit.
• Go West, Young Man - WebQuest
• Westward Expansion - WebQuest
• Patty Reed's Doll
• Donner Online
• The Westward Expansion - WebQuest

Online Activities

• Go West Across America with Lewis and Clark
• Overland Trail Clickable Map - Click on the Place Names for information..

Old West Clip Art - Click on the category and then the image you wish to save to disk.  Instructions are on the page.

Pioneer Lesson Plans - Hotlist of lesson plan sites