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Lewis and Clark trail.com: Montana
At this site retrace the journey once taken by Lewis and Clark as they travelled through Montana. Read a description of their adventure, follow the interactive map, and stop at the many points of interest along the way.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Explore!
The Manifest Destiny of the 1800's began with Thomas Jefferson's dramatic political foresight of arranging the Louisiana Purchase. The stories of courage and determination from these lands began with the Lewis and Clark expedition. In...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: My Adventure With Lewis & Clark
Over the course of five days, students will create a daily journal in the style of Lewis and Clark. At the end of the week, the students will create a video using their Flip cameras recreating their journals.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Plan the Adventure of a Lifetime With Lewis and Clark
This plan is the first lesson in my unit on Lewis and Clark. This is a project-based, hands-on unit in which young scholars "become" part of the Corps of Discovery - the members traveling in the Lewis and Clark Expedition. In this...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1800 1848: The Louisiana Purchase and Its Exploration
In 1803, Jefferson made a controversial decision that effectively doubled the territory of the United States while transgressing his own views of proper presidential authority.
Ohio State University
Osu History Teaching Institute: Thomas Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase
Eighth graders will explore via primary sources, the success of Lewis and Clark's expedition, and develop skills in analyzing documents and artifacts.
PBS
Lewis and Clark: Archives: A Timeline of the Trip
An easy-to-follow timeline of Lewis and Clark and their journey to the West beginning with Jefferson's ideas of an expedition in 1806 to the death of William Clark in 1838.
Other
Gorp: National Historic Trails: Lewis and Clark Trail
This site provides a chronology of Lewis and Clark's expedition to the West from 1804-06. There are also brief biographies of the two explorers and the site provides descriptions of 80 historic sites that now exist along the Lewis and...
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Star Rise Creations: Sacagawea
Read about Sacagawea's life and her experiences as she travelled with the Lewis and Clark expedition. This site is replicated at . However, the appearance of this page would appeal more to a younger audience, and the other to an older one.
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Psmre: The Northern Pacific Railway
This site from the Puget Sound Model Railroad Engineers provides information about the history of the Northern Pacific Railway. The route follows the path Lewis and Clark took in 1804. Mentions cost, manpower, and other railroad companies.
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: William Clark
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 2004 to commemorate William Clark. With a short passage on his life and famous 8,000 mile trek out West with Meriwether Lewis.
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Meriwether Lewis
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 2004 to commemorate Meriwether Lewis. With a short passage on his life and contributions to exploration in the US.
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Lewis and Clark Bicentennial
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 2004 to commemorate the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition. With a short, detailed passage on their journey and findings.
Stephen Byrne
History for Kids: Sacagawea
The United States did not expand west without the help of Sacagawea, a Shoshone woman, who gave immeasurable guidance to Lewis and Clark. Find biographical information about this woman.
Legends of America
Legends of America: Sacagawea Leading Lewis & Clark
A profile of Sacagawea, the teenage Shoshone guide who led Lewis and Clark on their expedition.
Other
Lewis and Clark trail.com: Sacagawea
A collection of links and a video with information about Sacagawea's life, gleaned from the journals of Lewis and Clark.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography: Explorers
Learn about the adventures of famous explorers including Sacagawea, Lewis and Clark, Marco Polo, Sir Edmund Hillary and Ferdinand Magellan