Westward Movement and Native Americans Websites
Topic 4
Links updated 2.1.22
"Immigration has long been a hot issue in California, even as far back as the latter days of California's Mexican period (1822 to 1846)". Pio Pico, the last Mexican governor of California, lamented,
"We find ourselves suddenly threatened by hordes of Yankee immigrants...whose progress we cannot arrest."
(source http://www.laalmanac.com/immigration/im04a.htm)
Westward Movement & Native Americans Activities
Donner Party Simulation (https://chooseyourstory.com/story/the-donner-party)
Oregon Trail: Game (https://classicreload.com/oregon-trail.html)
Westward Movement & Native Americans Information
Andrew Jackson's Inauguration: Primary Source (www.eyewitnesstohistory.com)
Andrew Jackson Political Cartoons (Library of Congress)
Biographies of Famous Americans (http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/biographies/)
Biographies of Famous People of the West (http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/)
Buffalo Hunting (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/where-the-buffalo-no-longer-roamed-3067904/)
Cherokees vs Andrew Jackson (Smithsonian)
Chinese: Anti-Chinese Movement Articles & Political Cartoons (http://immigrants.harpweek.com/ChineseAmericans/4ItemsByIndex/AntiChineseTopPage.htm)
Chinese Immigrants and the Gold Rush (PBS)
Chinese Immigrants Political Cartoons (http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2008/07/08/old-yellow-peril-anti-chinese-posters/)
Gold Rush Map (PBS)
Lewis & Clark: Discovering L&C (www.lewis-clark.org)
Map of Westward Expansion (http://ca.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/rttt12.soc.ush.westexp/westward-expansion-17901850/)
Mexican American War: Where would Trump's Wall be? (http://metro.co.uk/2017/01/27/where-would-trumps-wall-be-if-mexico-claimed-its-territory-back-6409818/)
Mexicano Contributions to the Southwest C17 (http://prezi.com/regndjoxc6rx/chapter-17-mexicano-contributions-to-the-southwest/)
Mormons: History, People, Interactive Map, Timeline (PBS)
Native American Virtual Library (http://www.hanksville.org/NAresources/indices/NAhistory.html)
Native American Tribes and Cultures (History Channel)
Oregon Trail Information Britannica (https://www.britannica.com/topic/Oregon-Trail)
Oregon Trail: Interactive Map (www.historyglobe.com)
Oregon Trail: Life & Death on the Oregon Trail Article (http://www.octa-trails.org/articles/life-and-death-on-the-oregon-trail)
Pioneer Packing List (http://www.pbs.org/wnet/frontierhouse/frontierlife/list.html)
Pony Express Map (National Geographic)
San Francisco Virtual Museum: Political Cartoons, Articles, etc from 1800s (http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist1/index0.html)
Territorial Evolution of North America (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_evolution_of_North_America_since_1763)
Timeline: The West (PBS)
Timeline: Transcontinental Railroad (PBS)
Zachary Taylor (History Channel)
Westward Movement & Native Americans Primary Sources
19th Century (1800-1899) Primary Sources: Yale Law School (http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/19th.asp)
Andrew Jackson's Papers (Yale Law School)
Inauguration of Andrew Jackson (eyewitnesstohistory.com)
Mark Twain on the Railroad (PBS)
Pioneers (www.oregontrailcenter.com)
Pioneers (http://www.pbs.org/wnet/frontierhouse/frontierlife/index.html)
Reports from the End of the Railroad Track (PBS)
The West (PBS)
Westward Movement & Native Americans Pictures
Cherokee Removal (https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/removal-cherokee/index.html)
Gold Rush Methods (http://www.sierrafoothillmagazine.com/goldmethods.html)
Missouri Gallery (History Channel)
Transcontinental Railroad (PBS)
Westward Movement & Native Americans Videos
Alamo: Deconstructing History (YouTube)
Andrew Jackson: Disney Presidents (YouTube)
Andrew Jackson Documentary: Starts at 2 min 10 Parts (YouTube)
Andrew Jackson Mini Bio (YouTube)
Andrew Jackson & the Nullification Crisis: Mr Beat (YouTube)
Andrew Jackson & the Whig Party: Mr Beat (YouTube)
Chinese Immigration (PBS)
Donner Party (History Channel)
Elbow Room: Schoolhouse Rock (YouTube)
Franklin Pierce's Presidency (YouTube)
Gold Rush Documentary: American Experience (YouTube)
John Tyler's Presidency (YouTube)
Kid's Head West: In Pursuit of a Dream Trailer (YouTube)
*Lewis & Clark Great Journey West National Geographic Documentary (YouTube)
Louisiana Purchase Doubles U.S. (History Channel)
Martin Van Buren's Presidency (YouTube)
Mexican American War: Crash Course US History #17 (YouTube)
Mexican-American War Explained in 5 min (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7AXuxcUleY)
Mexicano Contributions: Adobe (YouTube)
Mexicano Contributions: Ballet Folklorico (YouTube)
Mexicano Contributions: Mexican Rodeo (YouTube)
Mexicano Contributions: Branding (YouTube)
Mexicano Contributions: Panning for Gold (YouTube)
Millard Fillmore's Presidency (YouTube)
Missouri Compromise (YouTube)
Mormons: Utah How the States Got Their Shapes (History Channel)
Texas Joins the Union (History Channel)
Texas Revolution: Story Time with Mr. Beat (YouTube)
Texas Tourism (YouTube)
Trail of Tears (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwBXOxQqkGc)
Trail of Tears Smithsonian (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SosZ2ZRJymU)
Trail of Tears Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/national/how-the-trail-of-tears-ordeal-began/2017/05/03/632cbc44-2f7a-11e7-a335-fa0ae1940305_video.html)
Trail of Tears Music Video by Billy Ray Cyrus (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT7B6m8fKKA)
We Shall Remain Trail of Tears: American History from a Native American Perspective PBS (YouTube)
We Shall Remain Geronimo: American History from a Native American Perspective PBS (YouTube)
We Shall Remain Wounded Knee: American History from a Native American Perspective PBS (YouTube)
William Henry Harrison's Presidency (YouTube)
Current Events
2020 Supreme Court Rules that 1/2 of Oklahoma is Native American Land (NPR)
2020 Biden: Federal Government has long-broken promises to Native American Tribes (The Hill)
2021 Cherokee Chief Speaks out about Jeep Cherokee (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6ZrRbS-yxs)
2021 Haaland Confirmed as 1st Native American Cabinet Member (NPR)
2021 Cherokee Award Citizenship to Descendants of Cherokee Slaves (CNN)
2022 Russian Lawmaker Demands Return of Alaska (FOX)
"Immigration has long been a hot issue in California, even as far back as the latter days of California's Mexican period (1822 to 1846)". Pio Pico, the last Mexican governor of California, lamented,
"We find ourselves suddenly threatened by hordes of Yankee immigrants...whose progress we cannot arrest."
(source http://www.laalmanac.com/immigration/im04a.htm)
Westward Movement & Native Americans Activities
Donner Party Simulation (https://chooseyourstory.com/story/the-donner-party)
Oregon Trail: Game (https://classicreload.com/oregon-trail.html)
Westward Movement & Native Americans Information
Andrew Jackson's Inauguration: Primary Source (www.eyewitnesstohistory.com)
Andrew Jackson Political Cartoons (Library of Congress)
Biographies of Famous Americans (http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/biographies/)
Biographies of Famous People of the West (http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/)
Buffalo Hunting (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/where-the-buffalo-no-longer-roamed-3067904/)
Cherokees vs Andrew Jackson (Smithsonian)
Chinese: Anti-Chinese Movement Articles & Political Cartoons (http://immigrants.harpweek.com/ChineseAmericans/4ItemsByIndex/AntiChineseTopPage.htm)
Chinese Immigrants and the Gold Rush (PBS)
Chinese Immigrants Political Cartoons (http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2008/07/08/old-yellow-peril-anti-chinese-posters/)
Gold Rush Map (PBS)
Lewis & Clark: Discovering L&C (www.lewis-clark.org)
Map of Westward Expansion (http://ca.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/rttt12.soc.ush.westexp/westward-expansion-17901850/)
Mexican American War: Where would Trump's Wall be? (http://metro.co.uk/2017/01/27/where-would-trumps-wall-be-if-mexico-claimed-its-territory-back-6409818/)
Mexicano Contributions to the Southwest C17 (http://prezi.com/regndjoxc6rx/chapter-17-mexicano-contributions-to-the-southwest/)
Mormons: History, People, Interactive Map, Timeline (PBS)
Native American Virtual Library (http://www.hanksville.org/NAresources/indices/NAhistory.html)
Native American Tribes and Cultures (History Channel)
Oregon Trail Information Britannica (https://www.britannica.com/topic/Oregon-Trail)
Oregon Trail: Interactive Map (www.historyglobe.com)
Oregon Trail: Life & Death on the Oregon Trail Article (http://www.octa-trails.org/articles/life-and-death-on-the-oregon-trail)
Pioneer Packing List (http://www.pbs.org/wnet/frontierhouse/frontierlife/list.html)
Pony Express Map (National Geographic)
San Francisco Virtual Museum: Political Cartoons, Articles, etc from 1800s (http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist1/index0.html)
Territorial Evolution of North America (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_evolution_of_North_America_since_1763)
Timeline: The West (PBS)
Timeline: Transcontinental Railroad (PBS)
Zachary Taylor (History Channel)
Westward Movement & Native Americans Primary Sources
19th Century (1800-1899) Primary Sources: Yale Law School (http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/19th.asp)
Andrew Jackson's Papers (Yale Law School)
Inauguration of Andrew Jackson (eyewitnesstohistory.com)
Mark Twain on the Railroad (PBS)
Pioneers (www.oregontrailcenter.com)
Pioneers (http://www.pbs.org/wnet/frontierhouse/frontierlife/index.html)
Reports from the End of the Railroad Track (PBS)
The West (PBS)
Westward Movement & Native Americans Pictures
Cherokee Removal (https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/removal-cherokee/index.html)
Gold Rush Methods (http://www.sierrafoothillmagazine.com/goldmethods.html)
Missouri Gallery (History Channel)
Transcontinental Railroad (PBS)
Westward Movement & Native Americans Videos
Alamo: Deconstructing History (YouTube)
Andrew Jackson: Disney Presidents (YouTube)
Andrew Jackson Documentary: Starts at 2 min 10 Parts (YouTube)
Andrew Jackson Mini Bio (YouTube)
Andrew Jackson & the Nullification Crisis: Mr Beat (YouTube)
Andrew Jackson & the Whig Party: Mr Beat (YouTube)
Chinese Immigration (PBS)
Donner Party (History Channel)
Elbow Room: Schoolhouse Rock (YouTube)
Franklin Pierce's Presidency (YouTube)
Gold Rush Documentary: American Experience (YouTube)
John Tyler's Presidency (YouTube)
Kid's Head West: In Pursuit of a Dream Trailer (YouTube)
*Lewis & Clark Great Journey West National Geographic Documentary (YouTube)
Louisiana Purchase Doubles U.S. (History Channel)
Martin Van Buren's Presidency (YouTube)
Mexican American War: Crash Course US History #17 (YouTube)
Mexican-American War Explained in 5 min (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7AXuxcUleY)
Mexicano Contributions: Adobe (YouTube)
Mexicano Contributions: Ballet Folklorico (YouTube)
Mexicano Contributions: Mexican Rodeo (YouTube)
Mexicano Contributions: Branding (YouTube)
Mexicano Contributions: Panning for Gold (YouTube)
Millard Fillmore's Presidency (YouTube)
Missouri Compromise (YouTube)
Mormons: Utah How the States Got Their Shapes (History Channel)
Texas Joins the Union (History Channel)
Texas Revolution: Story Time with Mr. Beat (YouTube)
Texas Tourism (YouTube)
Trail of Tears (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwBXOxQqkGc)
Trail of Tears Smithsonian (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SosZ2ZRJymU)
Trail of Tears Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/national/how-the-trail-of-tears-ordeal-began/2017/05/03/632cbc44-2f7a-11e7-a335-fa0ae1940305_video.html)
Trail of Tears Music Video by Billy Ray Cyrus (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT7B6m8fKKA)
We Shall Remain Trail of Tears: American History from a Native American Perspective PBS (YouTube)
We Shall Remain Geronimo: American History from a Native American Perspective PBS (YouTube)
We Shall Remain Wounded Knee: American History from a Native American Perspective PBS (YouTube)
William Henry Harrison's Presidency (YouTube)
Current Events
2020 Supreme Court Rules that 1/2 of Oklahoma is Native American Land (NPR)
2020 Biden: Federal Government has long-broken promises to Native American Tribes (The Hill)
2021 Cherokee Chief Speaks out about Jeep Cherokee (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6ZrRbS-yxs)
2021 Haaland Confirmed as 1st Native American Cabinet Member (NPR)
2021 Cherokee Award Citizenship to Descendants of Cherokee Slaves (CNN)
2022 Russian Lawmaker Demands Return of Alaska (FOX)
