THE JOURNEY WEST - 8.8 Students analyze the divergent paths of the American people in the West from 1800 to the mid-1800s and the challenges they faced.

Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson: Hero or Villain? Click on the following links to decide:
Video clip on Jackson
Andrew Jackson: The Good, The Evil & the Presidency

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Star of the West Research Project

These sites will help you in completing your research packet:
PBS: The West
Westward Expansion biographies and research

Primary Sources
More primary sources
Food of the West
Video of Lewis & Clark
Amazing links of all things about Westward
Map of Westward Expansion
Video on the Gold Rush
Divergent Paths Powerpoint from class
Manifest Destiny Powerpoint from class
Texas Recipes

Ballad: Sample #1; Sample #2; How to write a ballad; rhymezone.com; sample #3