Unit 3 Links

President Andrew Jackson - From whitehouse.gov, where you can also visit the rest of the Presidents from Unit 3

The Hermitage, home of Andrew Jackson - Tour of the historic home and gardens, with some info about Jackson and his wife Rachel

Five Civilized Tribes Museum - This site is produced by the Five Civilized Tribes Museum, located in Muskogee, Oklahoma. The site includes links to the homepages of all five Native American nations. Each homepage has a variety of information concerning the history, culture, and government of the nations.

The Oregon Trail - The companion website to the PBS documentary by Mike Trinklein and Steve Boettcher. Advertised as a "a complete compendium on the great western journey" (a pretty accurate description), this site contains a wealth of historical information, a look at important locations along the trail, and a neat page titled "Fantastic Facts about the Oregon Trail."

The End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center - An interactive look at the journey West, including background info on various aspects of the journey (for example, check out the loaded covered wagon). The site is part of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center in Oregon City, Oregon.

Oregon Trail - The Trail West - Operated by the Oregon California Trails Association, the subtopics in this include trails from most western states, the Mormon Trail, Native American along the Trail, Trail Maps, and Trail Diaries.

Alamo de Parras - An awesome site about the history of the Alamo, including specific info about the battle, including a live web cam from the Alamo!

The Louisiana Purchase — The National Archives has the text of the three agreements completing the purchase of the Louisiana Territory in 1803, as well as images of the actual treaty. Look for Napoleon’s signature!

The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School provides a variety of primary resource documents relating to Manifest Destiny, including the Purchase of Florida, the agreement on the Oregon Country, and the Gadsden Purchase Treaty.

The Mexican American War Memorial Homepage - A very comprehensive site contacting various primary and secondary sources concerning the Mexican American War

Annexation - Celebrating 150 Years of Texas Statehood – The Texas Humanities Center organized this online exhibit based on actual artifacts and exhibits at the Capitol Center in Austin.  The site contains various images from the annexation period can be navigated by an outline or a gallery of images. A few learning activities are also available, including one relating to images of the Alamo.

 The U.S. Mexican War – PBS created this site as a companion to their 4-hour documentary on the war between the U.S. and Mexico.  Dialogues are presented from different perspectives, including a great deal of information on Manifest Destiny.  Students can also react to questions and responses in an online discussion area.

The West Web - Created by Catherine Lavender of the History Department at CUNY Staten Island, this site is devoted to all topics concerning the American West. Students can visit sites that present primary and secondary texts, biographical resources, and images

Californios and Mexicanos — This site will help students gain a further understanding of the lives and impact of the Californios. The all-text site is excerpted from the work of Carey McWilliams, a leading scholar on the history of southern California.

Whitman Mission National Historic Site — This expanded web site from the National Park Service provides a wealth of information about the missionaries’ fateful journey to the West. Students will gain in-depth information from the historic resources on the site, including biographies, primary and secondary accounts of the massacre, and photos of the site.

American Mountain Men — Produced by members of the American Mountain Men organization, as well as volunteers, this site is devoted to the legacy of the western fur trading industry and the mountain men. Primary sources abound in the Library and Archive sections, and students can get a feel for the men through the journals, images, and museum pieces.

A "Dialogue" Among Pioneer Women on the Western Frontier — Professor Julie Adams of Germanna Community College created this site. The "dialogue" is actually a series of primary source documents from 28 pioneer women who traveled to the West in the 19th century. Most of the entries deal with encounters with Native Americans. Images and a bibliography are included on a separate page.

Mormon Trail Reenactment - Heritage Gateway — This site was produced by UtahLINK as part of the 150th anniversary commemoration of the Mormon Trail. The site is a mix of old and new, as primary sources from the 19th century are interspersed with re-enactors’ accounts of their journey in 1997. By clicking on the K-12 education project link, a complete table of contents will provide further guidence.

Gold Rush! — The Oakland Museum of California has created a gold mine of a web site regarding the 49ers and the California Gold Rush. The Gold Fever section contains an online tour of the museum exhibit, complete with the life and times of the miners. Students can experience the Gold Rush in an interactive display, view some of the art of the time period, and test their knowledge with a Gold Rush quiz.

Five Views: A History of Chinese Americans in California — Part of a larger site on cultural diversity in California, this site focuses on the early decades of Chinese Americans in California. Produced by the California Department of Parks and Recreation and, written by Nancy Wey, Ph.D., the text covers the factors leading to Chinese immigration, the lifestyle of Chinese immigrants, and the opposition many Chinese faced as they settled in the West.

Africans in America - Quite possibly the best site on the web for the study and understanding of the institution of slavery in America. This companion site to the recent PBS documentary series contains a historical narrative concerning the African experience, extensive resources and links for each episode of the series, and a teachers guide for each episode.

The African-American Mosaic - A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History and Culture - An online exhibit from the Library of Congress, including a section on the abolition movement.

Excerpts from Slave Narratives - Edited by Steven Mintz of the University of Houston, this site has an incredible amount of primary sources concerning the slave experience - a must-see in the study of slavery in the United States.

The Underground Railroad from National Geographic and The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center are two great sites for info on the URR.

Not For Ourselves Alone — PBS has produced an outstanding website as a companion to Ken Burns’ documentary on Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. The site contains a timeline-based history of the Women’s Rights movement from the American Revolution to the 19th Amendment, complete with primary sources and images of the times. Students may be interested in visiting the Where Are We Now? section, where the current status of women is discussed (including an online dialog).National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection - Library of Congress site with countless primary sources that document the suffrage campaign from 1848-1921.

Living the Legacy: The Women's Rights Movement 1848 - 1998 - Sponsored by the National Women's History Project, this site was developed in honor of the 150^th anniversary of the Seneca Falls Convention. The site contains history, a timeline, current issues, curriculum ideas, and a student essay contest, among other topics.

Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1830-1930 - A site containing primary documents and links concerning the leading role played by women in the various social reform movements of the 19^th and early 20^th century.

Women’s Rights National Historical Park — The National Park Service provides this informative site that commemorates women’s struggle for equality. The Seneca Falls Convention and the leading figures of the Women’s Rights movement are profiled, including Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Lucretia Mott. There is also a section on related events, linking the women’s movement to the abolition and temperance movements.

The Valley of the Shadow — This fascinating site from the University of Virginia chronicles two communities on opposite sides of the Mason-Dixon Line before and after the Civil War. In the Eve of War section, students can examine a variety of primary source materials to understand the life and times of the residents of Augusta Country, Virginia, and Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in antebellum America. The lesson plans section offers some excellent activities that compare and contrast the North and the South prior to the Civil War.

Antebellum American History 1812-1864 — The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs has developed this collection of links dealing with the first half of the 19th century. Many general resources are identified, and the site includes subtopics of the Industrial Revolution, Government, Religion, and Abolition and Slavery.