The Gold Rush

 
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San Francisco, California
The Gold Rush
 
The Gold Rush

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PBS site with teaching materials: The Gold Rush
http://www.pbs.org/goldrush/

 
  http://www.pbs.org/opb/oregontrail/
http://www.goldrush.com/~joann/ http://www.ku.edu/kansas/seneca/oregon/mainpage.html
http://ceres.ca.gov/ceres/calweb/geology/goldrush.html http://www.endoftheoregontrail.org/histhome.html
http://www.goldrush1849.com/ http://www.americanwest.com/trails/pages/oretrail.htm

All about the Gold Rush
http://www.isu.edu/%7Etrinmich/home.html

 The Oregon Trail
 http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Oregontrail.html

  • The GR & the American Dream

  • Discovery

  • Fever

  • The Journey

  • Gold Country
  • Despair
  • Collision of Cultures
  • Changes
  • San Francisco
  • Impact

  • Introduction

  • Discoverers & Explorers

  • "Jumping Off"

  • The Route West

  • Power

  • Hardships

  • Camping

  • Buffalo

  • Native Americans

  • Conclusions
   

The Donner Party

 Software
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/donner/maps/ The Oregon Trail
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/donner/  
http://members.aol.com/DanMRosen/donner/maps.htm

Videos
Donner Party Chronology
http://www.utahcrossroads.org/DonnerParty/Chronology.htm 

Video Series: A Biography of America (VTC 4648)
#16: The West
   
  WebQuests
 

The Gold Rush: The Journey (Grades 9-12) http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/journey.html
Journey back to the year 1849, in Northern California... How did you get there? What is it you are seeking, and where will you look for it? How will you prepare for your journey? Excellent resources support student travel journals, with an interactive quiz available after the webquest is completed.

  The Oregon Trail
http://www.42explore2.com/oregon.htm
   

 

 

Last updated: July 15, 2004
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