Westward Expansion

New Perspectives on the West - PBS
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/index_cont.htm

California as I Saw It (1849-1900) - primary documents
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/cbhtml/cbhome.html

Westward Expansion - extensive list of links
http://www.snowcrest.net/jmike/westexp.html

Westward Expansion - more links
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/westward.html

Learn About Westward Expansion - Digital History
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/modules/westward/index.cfm

Manifest Destiny
http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/prelude/manifest_destiny_overview.html

Railroad History

California State Railroad Museum (click Explore and Learn)
http://www.csrmf.org/default.asp

The Iron Horse: The Impact of the Railroads on 19th Century American Societ (advanced reading level)
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/E/ironhorse/ironhorsexx.htm

Railroad Maps
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/rrhtml/rrhome.html

Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson
http://www.americanpresident.org/history/andrewjackson/