Describes the purpose and history of the Santa Fe Trail, including its role in the Mexican War, and includes a glossary, a time line, and further reading lists.
Describes the events and circumstances that led great numbers of Americans to cross West on the Oregon Trail in the mid-nineteenth century and the experiences of many who did.
Chronicles the westward expansion of the United States from the thirteen colonies and the old Northwest, the Louisiana Territory in 1803, and the annexation of the American West during the mid-1800s and profiles those who pioneered the land.
Describes the discovery and exploration of the Great Lakes, the founding of New France by Samuel de Champlain, Native Americans, missions, forts, and trading posts, and much more.
Presents the history and development of the transcontinental railroad linking the Pacific and Atlantic coasts and follows the construction of the Central Pacific from Sacramento and the Union Pacific from Omaha, Nebraska.
Presents a short history on the California gold rush of the mid-1800s and discusses the discovery of gold in the Sierra Nevada foothills in 1848 and the expansion of the state that resulted from it.
