Guided Research
Was the process and result of Westward Expansion a triumph or a tragedy?
STEP 1
THE POLITICIAN:
Learn about Thomas Jefferson
Britannica Article: Thomas Jefferson
Database: copy/paste citationBrainPop Video: Thomas Jefferson
Cite as websiteGale Database Article: Thomas Jefferson
Database: copy/paste citation
THE EVENT:
Learn about The Louisiana Purchase:
Thomas Jefferson's most important act as President was the Louisiana Purchase.
Louisiana Purchase: Read the Gale Database Article: Louisiana Purchase
Database: copy/paste citation Cite as website
It wasn't just Louisiana! Everything in bright green was part of the purchase.
Image: Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain The Louisiana Purchase allowed people to move west. Explorers Lewis and Clark explored the new territory. Many regular people chose to be pioneers - to start businesses in the west or to build homes. But Native Americans already lived on the land. What happened to them?
Step 2
2. Pick 1 other EVENT to study. Pick 1 or 2 people from that EVENT. You will research that EVENT and the 1 or 2 people.
Notes page for a person (make a copy)
Learn about the Lewis and Clark Expedition
THE EVENT:
Cite as website Database: copy/paste citation Discovery Education: Video (20 mins)
Book Online: TrueFlix: Lewis and Clark Expedition (also about the people)
Books in the Library!
THE PEOPLE - EXPLORERS:
Meriwether Lewis
Britannica: Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
Database: copy/paste citation Database: copy/paste citationSacagewea (Native American Guide)
Database: copy/paste citation Database: copy/paste citationYork (William Clark's Slave)
Youtube video: York 16 mins
Great Picturebook in the Library called: "The Journey of York"
Notes page for a person (make a copy)
Learn About the Oregon Trail
THE EVENT
Database: copy/paste citation Database: copy/paste citation Book. Cite using ISBN number from Page 2Books in the Library!
PEOPLE - PIONEERS:
Fur traders/explorers
Database: copy/paste citationWebsite: William Price Hunt
Website: Robert Stuart
Pioneers
Database: copy/paste citationWebsite: PBS: Marcus and Narcissa Whitman