American History University of South Carolina EDTE 731

This is an online activity that will allow the students to get a feel of what Lewis and Clark experienced on their expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase.

This website from the History Channel provides the students a fantastic description of how the expedition of Lewis and Clark began the Westward movement in the United States that started with the Louisiana Purchase made by President Thomas Jefferson.

This website from the History Channel will provide the students a fantastic description on The Louisiana Purchase and why this land that was purchased by President Thomas Jefferson in the early 1800s.

This website provides some great information by showing the students the different stages of the Western Expansion in the United States. This website also provides important dates that will allow the students to understand why so many people moved to the western territories in the United States.

This is a great website that shows the students a map of the different wagon trails that many people took during the western expansion. This website also gives a great description on these different trails, which will give the students a better understanding on what these people had to face as they traveled west.