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Websites Lewis and Clark PBS. [] This website has information on Lewis and Clark and links and resources for students to learn more about the events surrounding Lewis and Clark. It also has resources for teachers such as lesson plans and activities to use in the classroom. Lewis and Clark Webquest. [] This website has a webquest for students to complete in groups to discover more about Lewis and Clark and the westward expansion. Lewis and Clark National Geographic. [] This website helps students learn about Lewis and Clark and offers them resources such as journal entries and timelines.

The Louisiana Purchase:
 * [] This website is for kids and provides facts, newsletters, glossaries, and FAQ.


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 * [] This website provides a fun and interactive game for students to play that allows them to learn about the 14 states that were created as a result of the Louisiana Purchase.

Literature List Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West by Stephen Ambrose. This is an adventure story of Meriwether Lewis on his journey to explore the American West for Thomas Jefferson. The Journals of Lewis and Clark 1804-1806 by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. These are the journals of Lewis and Clark during a two year period detailing their exploration of the American West. Lewis and Clark for Kids: Their Journey with 21 Activities by Janis Herbert. This is a book for kids that comes with 21 activities to help them learn more about the exploration of the American West. The Lewis and Clark Expedition: Join the Corps of Discovery to Explore Uncharted Territory by Carol A. Johmann, This is a book for children about the Corps of Discovery and gives them fun activities and open ended questions to help them learn about the westward expansion

The Louisiana Purchase:

 Looks at the political and economic history of the region between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains which, when purchased by Jefferson in 1803, doubled the size of the United States and led the way to further expansion. (48 pages)
 * [|The Louisiana Purchase] by Michael Burgan

 Explains the events that led Napoleon Bonaparte to sell the Louisiana Territory and the difficulties that Thomas Jefferson had in making the purchase that doubled the size of the United States. (48 pages)
 * [|The Louisiana Purchase] by Elizabeth D. Jaffe

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">“This entertaining saga brings to life the intense negotiations between Napoleon and Jefferson over this legendary land deal. Art from the period, maps, a timeline, endnotes, a bibliography, and index give young readers all the resources they need to understand the period in which the Purchase took place.” (Publisher’s description) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">Artifacts
 * [|What's the Deal? Jefferson, Napoleon, and the Louisiana Purchase] by Rhoda Blumberg

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Artifake Journal of Lewis and Clark



<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Picture of Lewis and Clark [] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Video of Lewis and Clark for Kids.

Louisiana Purchase:
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 * "The First Book of the American Expansion" by Wyatt Blassingame
 * An artifake of the actual Louisiana Purchase treaty
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">1. FUN FACT CARDS (T): These fun fact cards are index cards that have information about the Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">2. [] : this is a short clip that briefly covers the Trail of Tears and the Indian Removal Act. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">3. Journey bag (T): This artifact goes along with Day 4 lesson plan that deals with the students recreating the Trails of Tears.

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Journal of Jesse Smoke : A Cherokee Boy, Trail of Tears, 1838 (My Name Is America): This book is a journal about a young boy that traveled in the Trail of Tears.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Indian Removal Act: Forced Relocation (Snapshots in History): This is a book that describes the Indian Removal Act and the hardships that Indians had to go through.