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Upper Elementary: Places & Events

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3rd Grade Westward Expansion

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Lewis & Clark Expedition

TrueFlix eBook
WorldBook Encyclopedia article
PebbleGo database article
Encyclopedia Britannica article
National Historic Trail: Lewis & Clark
Gale Elementary articles
Lewis & Clark Trail Heritage Foundation
Google Earth Expedition Tour
Lewis's Packing List
Monticello.org: Louisiana and Lewis & Clark
scroll down on this site for a timeline of the Expedition.

Louisiana Purchase 1803

Transcontinental Railroad

Battle of the Alamo 1835

Mexican War 1846-1848

Encyclopedia Britannica article
WorldBook: Bear Flag Revolt, 1846
Gale Elementary articles
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 1848
which ended the US-Mexican War
info provided by America's Story (LOC)

Trail of Tears

California Gold Rush

Pony Express

U.S. National Park Service links