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    • Ch 11: Civil War
    • Ch 12: Reconstruction
    • Ch 13: US Industrialization
    • Ch 14: Westward Expansion
    • Ch 15: The Gilded Age
    • Ch 16: Life at the Turn of the Century
    • Ch 17: US Imperialism
    • Ch 18: Progressive Era
    • Ch 19: World War I
    • Ch 20: The "Roaring 20s"
    • Ch 21: From Boom to Bust
    • Ch 22: The Crash and Great Depression
    • Ch 23: The New Deal
    • Ch 24: WWII Begins
  • Horticulture
    • Syllabus & Outline
    • Planter Project
    • "Doomsday Garden" Activity
    • Growing from Kitchen Scraps Competition
    • Garden Plan
    • Presentations
  • Comprehensive Law Studies
    • Syllabus (Law 1)
    • Constitution 101
    • Civil Law
    • Web Resources
Interactive Westward Expansion Map... Check it out!
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/books/applications/imaps/maps/g5s_u5/
AWESOME Interactive Map of Westward Expansion
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/akh10.socst.ush.now.westexpans/westward-expansion-18601890/
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"America's Great Indian Nations"  excellent description of the US Government's war against the native peoples of N. America
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MazI9dFA6ME
Native Tribes in the West Video Clip
http://florida.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/adlit08.ush.exp.land/living-with-the-land/
Indians vs the Federal Government: Video Clip... VERY Important
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsizeogkYnM
YouTube Rap about Indians and Westward Expansion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqCO1fMWeOM
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History Channel (YouTube) "Modern Marvels" Episode about the Comstock Lode and History of Virginia City... pretty awesome!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggYFxNHUmn8
Video Clip on Building the Transcontinental RR Using Chinese Labor
http://florida.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/akh10.socst.ush.now.trchinese/transcontinental-railroad-recruits-chinese-laborers/
Video Clip on Homesteading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbbk0O8-70w
Video Clip on the Future of Agriculture Technology
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CReaedEF41w
BBC Story about the Past and Future of Agriculture
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ck3bvlzdbM
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The Birth of the Populist Party:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS1dDv0NS60
Short (5 min.) Summary of the Populist Movement...  very good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yTQaqtNVZc
YouTube 15 min. "Crash Course on Westward Expansion"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q16OZkgSXfM
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