The Oregon Trail  
The Oregon Trail was the most famous trail ever; here are four webpages where you can go to learn more about that trail.
http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Oregontrail.html
http://www.gorp.com/gorp/activity/byway/or_orego.htm http://endoftheoregontrail.org
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/5531/index.htm

Across the Plains in 1864
This is the story of Anna Dell Clinkinbeard's great-great-grandfather's family who crossed  the plains in a covered wagon in 1864.
http://208.206.78.232/daver/1sthand/atp/atp.html
 
 

American West
Although this is a commercial site it is a good refrence page with much information about the old west.
http://www.AmericanWest.com

SchoolHouseRock has many fun songs, find the one about how the pioneers wanted more "Elbow Room"! in the section on America.
http://genxtvland.simplenet.com/SchoolHouseRock/

Natchez Trace National Science Trail
This is a page of information about the important Natchez Trace trail.
http://www.nps.gov/natt/

Westward Expansion.
This page from PBS explains Westward Expansion.
It is probably on a high school level. Go to this link and scroll down for the correct section.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/

See exhibits from a musuem.
http://www.nps.gov/jeff/mus-tour.htm

Here you can find information on trails such as the Oregon Trail and on Westward Expansion.
http://www.sun.kent.wednet.edu/curriculum/soc/studies/grade8/west.html

This page tells about villians of the old west and other good links.
http://www.rr.gmcs.k12.nm.us/domagala.west.htm

Johnny Appleseed
Johnny Appleseed  was a pioneer that planted apple trees all over Ohio.
http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~mdinchak/japple.htm

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