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PBS

Pbs: Shoshone Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS Provides an article on the Shoshone Indians and the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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Handout
US Mint

United States Mint: 2005 Westward Journey Nickel Series Designs

For Students 9th - 10th
To commemorate the bicentennials of the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition, the U.S. Mint modified the nickel to reflect these national milestones. This page has images of the 2005 obverse design of President Jefferson...
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Interactive
Other

Monticello: A Day in the Life of Thomas Jefferson

For Students 9th - 10th
Experience a typical day at Monticello for the retired President Thomas Jefferson. This site provides links to the Lewis and Clark Expedition, a Jefferson biography, a timeline of Jefferson's life, and other related Jeffersonian related...
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Article
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Sacagawea

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia Britannica provides a biography of Sacagawea (1788-1812), the Native American guide and interpreter on the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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Lesson Plan
Volunteer Voices

Volunteer Voices: Mapmaking [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
For this lesson plan young scholars will explore the mapmaking craft, examine the Lewis and Clark maps,identify and apply mapmaking techniques and tools.
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eBook
University of Groningen

American History: Essays: Society After the Louisiana Purchase

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay outlines events before and after the Louisiana Purchase from Jefferson convincing the French to cede New Orleans in 1803, to the expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804.
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Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic: Grolier: Lewis and Clark: Louisiana Purchase

For Students 3rd - 8th
A summary of one of the largest land purchases in history, the Louisiana Purchase.
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eBook
University of North Carolina

North American Slave Narratives: Lewis Clarke

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of North Carolina provides the full-text narrative of the suffering of Lewis Clarke, who endured a captivity of more than twenty-five years. The text is very in-depth, long, and includes photos of the...
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Website
Other

Missouri State Archives: St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains millions of records that document the judicial, social, cultural, and economic history of the city, county, state, and nation. Especially Freedom Suits by slaves, Lewis and Clark materials, and material pertaining to...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Scholastic: Lewis and Clark

For Students 3rd - 5th
An interactive site that has students follow the Lewis and Clark's expedition. As they travel west, they are able to collect objects on their journey and put them in their specimen box. They also take notes on their specimens so they can...
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Activity
Other

Star Rise Creations: Sacagawea

For Students 3rd - 5th
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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Handout
Other

Psmre: The Northern Pacific Railway

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Handout
US Mint

United States Mint: The Life of Sacagawea

For Students 9th - 10th
Sacagawea played a critical role in the Lewis and Clark expedition, acting as their guide, diplomat, and expert in wilderness survival. Clark felt so indebted to her that he took on the responsibility of ensuring an education for her...
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: Pathfinders

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a brief description of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and the Pike Expedition which sought to map out the newly acquired Louisiana Territory.
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Handout
Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Sacagawea

For Students 2nd - 5th
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.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography: Explorers

For Students 1st - 9th
Learn about the adventures of famous explorers including Sacagawea, Lewis and Clark, Marco Polo, Sir Edmund Hillary and Ferdinand Magellan
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Primary
University of Virginia

University of Virginia: First Across the Continent: The Exploring Expedition

For Students 9th - 10th
This 1902 work is available here from the University of Virginia. It includes illustrations and, according to the author, is taken largely from the accounts written by the explorers themselves.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: New Perspectives on the West

For Students 9th - 10th
This in-depth resource presents a history of the American West from pre-Columbian times until World War I with profiles, documents, and images. It encourages visitors to link these into patterns of historical meaning for themselves....
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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Thomas Jefferson: The West

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource explains Jefferson's interest in westward expansion while showing and describing many original documents.
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PPT
Virginia History Series

Virginia History Series: Virginia Antebellum (1800 1860) [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
From 1800-1860, America went through rapid growth and development. View this slideshow to see pictures, charts, maps,primary source documents and a detailed timeline of Virginia during the Antebellum Era.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Meriwether Lewis

For Students 9th - 10th
Meriwether Lewis (August 18, 1774-October 11, 1809) was an American explorer, soldier, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
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Primary
US National Archives

Our Documents: Jefferson's Secret Message to Congress

For Students 9th - 10th
Read President Thomas Jefferson's secret message to Congress through which he asked for money to explore the West. The 1803 document is accompanied by transcription and overview of its content.
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Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Teachers: Journeys West

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A series of lessons utilizing primary texts, including narratives, photographs, and maps, through which young scholars explore the following question: "What motivated thousands of people to journey west during the 1800s?"
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Unit Plan
Other

All About Explorers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about historic world explorers...with embedded false information. It was designed by teachers to help their students discern truthful information from false information.

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