PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: Whose Land Is This? Webisode 8
From Joy Hakim's marvelous set of books, A History of US, this webisode offers narrative, pictures, and teaching guides for the settling of the West after the Civil War.
University of California
Bancroft Library: Anti Chinese Movement and Chinese Exclusion
Describes the discrimination, racism, and exclusion that the Chinese experienced from their arrival in the United States during the Gold Rush. Anti-Chinese legislation was also a factor in their experience. Links to primary resources at...