Unit 06 WebQuest: Age of Jackson and Westward Expansion (Ch. 9-10)

Digital DBQ: http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=11&psid=3843

Webquest links:

Activity #1: Indian Removal Act, Trail of Tears
- Google Image Search
Activity #2: Pioneers, traveling West
- Article and questions http://www.pbs.org/wnet/frontierhouse/frontierlife/essay3.html
Activity #3: Oregon Trail, Santa Fe Trail, Mormon Trail, California Trail
- Game, map http://www.ballard-tighe.com/eaweb/interactiveonline/activities/ea5_3.swf
Activity #4: Mexican American War
- Brainpop video, questions https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/mexicanamericanwar/
Activity #5: Gold Rush
- Video, questions http://www.history.com/shows/america-the-story-of-us/videos/gold-rush

Free Time Games:

Oregon Trail Game (The original one! I used to play this in middle school!) https://archive.org/details/msdos_Oregon_Trail_The_1990
Strike it Rich! gold rush game http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/goldrush/sfeature/game.html
Donner Party: Primary Source, diary entries written by members of the Donner Party http://www.brighthubeducation.com/middle-school-history-lessons/127857-using-the-donner-party-to-teach-westward-expansion/
Gold Rush Game: Reel in the Gold http://www.miniclip.com/games/reel-gold/en/
Annabelle's story: western settlement, choose your own adventure http://www.huntington.org/Education/goldrush/game/anna_1.htm
Life in the old west (tons of resources!) http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/owfrm.htm
Accounts of the gold rush and westward expansion as told by Native Americans http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/goldrush/sfeature/natives.html
The Oregon Trail: interesting facts, maps, FAQs, etc. http://www.america101.us/trail/Oregontrail.html
Inspirational Video: Kid President, a message to students https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwlhUcSGqgs
Free Rice - Practice vocabulary, math, geography, and more and donate food through the World Food Program for every correct answer! http://freerice.com/category
Typing practice - meteor blast http://www.freetypinggame.net/play11.asp

Quizlet:

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