Description: Sam Walton was an American businessman who founded Walmart and helped change the retail industry. In 1962, he opened the first Walmart store in Rogers, Arkansas, focusing on low prices and friendly customer service. His ideas helped Walmart grow into one of the largest companies in the world.

Description: This is a full biography on Bill Clinton. It is part of our presidents series.

Description: This is a full biography of French explorer Robert Sieur de la Salle

Description: This article describes the explorations of Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet down the Mississippi River.

Description: This comprehensive section includes profiles of twelve American land acquisitions or occupations including the Louisiana Purchase, Adams-Onis Treaty, Mexican-American war acquisitions, Alaska Purchase, Hawaii annexation, and many others.

Description: This scavenger hunt is designed for use with the Profiles of America's Land Acquisition Section

Description: This activity requires students to use the interactive map to find the answers to the scavenger hunt questions. It gives immediate feedback.

Description: This articles discusses the history of colonial America and during the Civil War era

Description: This interactive map tells all about the Oregon, California, Santa Fe, and Mormon Trails. Simply click on a trail location to learn all about it.

Description: This page describes in detail the many hazards that pioneers faced in their travels west. From crippling diseases, to wagon accidents, dangerous weather, wild creatures, and attacks by Native Americans, life was very difficult on the journey west.

Description: This is the printable version of the scavenger hunt that goes with the Westward Trails Interactive Map

Description: This page describes the process in which eleven southern states seceded, forming the Confederate States of America.