There are maps, letter, manuscripts and more drawn from 119 sources as well as an essay by Senior Reference Librarian Michael Klein. This research collection from the Library of Congress provides a variety of contemporary sources centering on issues surrounding the inclusion of Louisiana into the nation.
Louisiana: European Explorations and the Louisiana Purchase ★★★★☆ This section includes the Louisiana Purchase Treaty, various Jefferson messages to Congress, and more. The Avalon Project at Yale Law School: Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy offers a varied array of primary source documents. The Avalon Project: Louisiana Purchase 1803 and Associated Documents ★★★☆☆ This photographic/cartographic presentation by the University of Virginia Library and the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation traces the geographic evolution of North America, and the planning and the planning of the Lewis and Clark journey.
Enjoyable site for younger students.Įxploring the West from Monticello: A Perspective from Columbus to Lewis and Clark ★★★☆☆ Special features include stories from native inhabitants an online role-playing game on striking it rich. This PBS film companion website includes various classroom resources, a map, a timeline, and “fun facts” for kids. The gallery presents images of Native American tribes, warriors, and legislation. Video clip topics include Louisiana Purchase, Gold Rush, The Donner Part, Sitting Bull, Lewis and Clark, and more. presents a Westward Expansion gallery featuring 13 video clips and 13 photo galleries. The web site is managed by the Lewis and Clark Fort Mandan Foundation of Washburn, North Dakota. Photos, maps, and audio vignettes help visitors better understand and appreciate the arduous and historic expedition. This regularly updated site has more than 1400 pages and revolves around a nineteen-part analysis of the Lewis and Clark expedition by historian Harry Fritz. There are also select primary source documents and images, recommended resources, and lesson plans. The ‘People’ provides concise profiles of the men and women featured in The West, ‘Places’ features an interactive map of historic landscapes, and Events features a timeline of events across five centuries. The companion website includes a timeline, glossary, biographies, a photo gallery, maps, documents, and more. This is a valuable PBS online supplement to Ken Burn’s documentary film, The West. The lessons plans and activities include a multidisciplinary unit in the subject areas of science, mathematics, social studies, and language arts. There are also short articles of Native American tribes that had the most most significant interactions with Lewis and Clark.
There is a searchable, chronological compilation of excerpts from the Lewis and Clark journals, full-length, unedited interviews with seven experts, historical maps created by Clark, a pre-expedition map, and a map showing the route taken by the Corps of Discovery to the Pacific. This PBS web site provides biographical information about the members of the Corps of Discovery (the small expeditionary group Jefferson sent to explore the uncharted West), and puts the expedition into historical and political context.
WESTWARD EXPANSION TIMELIME ARCHIVE
A companion to Ken Burns’ PBS film, this site provides background on the world of Lewis and Clark, an archive of their expedition, audio excerpts by historians, a discussion of Native American tribes encountered, classroom resources, an interactive story where you lead the expedition, and more.