Events
 Lost in the Grand Canyon 
In the summer of 1869 a one-armed Civil War veteran, John Wesley Powell, led an epic journey down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. It was the last important exploration within the continental United States. This companion site to the PBS series The American Experience, looks at the journey, explores the geology of the Grand Canyon, an interactive map of the journey, and biographies of key people.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No
The Donner Party
This companion site to the PBS series The American Experience, looks at the journey and explores other groups who set out for the west. You will also find an interactive map and excerpts from the journal of a Donner party survivor. .
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No
Trail of Tears
In 1838 the U.S. government removed over 16,000 Native Americans from their homes in Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, and Georgia and sent them to Indian Territory in Oklahoma. This site from the National Park Service gives a brief history of this relocation which led to the deaths of thousands of Native Americans.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No
Trail of Tears Era
Includes a brief history of the trail of tears from the Cherokee Nation as well as other resources from the period.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No
The U.S.- Mexican War: 1846-1848
This companion site to the PBS series The U.S.- Mexican War contains an overviews of the war and the events leading up to it, an interactive timeline, and discussion questions.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No
San Jacinto Monument and Museum
You will find a history of the battle that ended Mexican rule of Texas here. You will also find a timeline of events, a look at some of the weapons of the era, biographies of the commanders.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No
The U.S.- Mexican War
This site includes a comprehensive history of the conflict, images, maps, primary source documents, a chronology of events, statistics, and images of some artifacts.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes
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