a+list+of+resources

Resource List:

 * 1) This link connects you to a lesson plan from "Thinkfinity." The lesson is called [|"I Hear the Locomotives: The Impact of The Transcontinental Railroad,"]and discusses the affects of the transcontinental railroad (the system that opened up the West) on Native Americans, other minorities, and the environment, in addition to how it was build.


 * 1) This link connects you to [|"History.com,"] which includes a historical account of the westward expansion (including the oregon trail, the gold rush, the Louisiana Purchase, etc.). It also provides short video clips on these issues.


 * 1) This link connects you to a youtube video of a song on the Gold Rush, called "Oh California." It is a song that depicts the expectations gold panners had of California.