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Social Studies - Westward Expansion
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Word Puzzle
History Mystery - Westward Migration - http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=17

Oregon Trail
Historic Sites on the Oregon Trail - http://www.isu.edu/%7Etrinmich/Sites.html
Fantastic Facts about the Oregon Trail - http://www.isu.edu/%7Etrinmich/Facts.html

Lewis & Clark
Lewis & Clark and Sacagawea – Vocabulary.com - Type in and submit the 12 answers (4 in each puzzle) to the Rooty*Hoot*Hoot® brand puzzles in the boxes BELOW the puzzle - http://www.vocabulary.com/AOLnewcoin12.html

Xpeditions Activity - Lewis and Clark Expedition:  Create your Own Adventure - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/activities/01/lewis.html

Discovering Lewis and Clark - "The Object of your mission is to explore the Missouri river & such principal stream of it as by it's course and communication with the waters of the Pacific ocean, whether the Columbia, Oregon, Colorado or any other river may offer the most direct & practicable water communication across this continent for the purpose of commerce."  http://www.lewis-clark.org/content/content-article.asp?ArticleID=1047

Jefferson's West:  An Electronic Field Trip From Colonial Williamsburg - http://www.eduweb.com/portfolio/jeffwest/index.html


Go West Across America with Lewis and Clark Game - "Wild rivers. Rugged mountains. An unknown continent to explore. This great American expedition will face them all. And they need your help on this incredible adventure."  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/

PBS - Lewis and Clark - Into the Unknown - http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/into/index.html

PBS - Lewis and Clark - Interactive Trail Map - http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/trailmap/index.html

National Geographic Kids - "It is 1804. U.S. President Thomas Jefferson has asked Meriwether Lewis to lead an expedition across western North America—unknown territory for all but Indians. The goals: map the rivers, make friends with natives, open the West to trade, and look for a Northwest Passage (an easy water route from coast to coast)."  "ttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/main.html