Description: This page describes Bent's Fort - the fifth stop of the Santa Fe Trail.

Description: This is the third stop on the tour of the California Trail.

Description: This is the fourth stop on the tour of the California Trail.

Description: This is the fifth stop on the tour of the California Trail.

Description: This is the sixth stop on the tour of the California Trail.

Description: This is the seventh stop on the tour of the California Trail.

Description: This is the eighth stop on the tour of the California Trail.

Description: This is the final stop on the tour of the California Trail.

Description: This page describes Independence, Missouri - the first stop of the Santa Fe Trail.

Description: This page describes the Great Plains- the second stop of the Santa Fe Trail.

Description: This page describes the Arkansas River- the third stop of the Santa Fe Trail.

Description: This page describes Fort Dodge - the fourth stop of the Santa Fe Trail.

Description: This is the second stop on the tour of the California Trail.

Description: This page describes the final destination on the Santa Fe - Santa Fe itself.

Description: This page tells about the first stop on the Mormon Trail - Nauvoo, Illinois

Description: This page tells about the second stop on the Mormon Trail - Council Bluffs, Iowa

Description: This page tells about the third stop on the Mormon Trail - the Platte River

Description: This page tells about the fourth stop on the Mormon Trail - the Great Plains

Description: This page tells about the fifth stop on the Mormon Trail - Chimney Rock

Description: This page tells about the sixth stop on the Mormon Trail - Rocky Mountains

Description: This page tells about the last stop on the Mormon Trail - The Great Salt Lake

Description: This page describes the history and cause and effect of the California Gold Rush.

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

Description: This article describes the chilling Donner Expedition along the California Trail.

Description: This page is the first stop of our interactive Oregon Trail tour. Use the related items carousel to travel from one stop on the trail to the next.

Description: This is an online scavenger hunt for students to use with the Oregon Trail Interactive Map

Description: This is an interactive tour map of the California Trail that allows students to click on important points from Independence, Missouri, to Sutter's Fort, California.

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 page describes the concept of manifest destiny and how it was used to justify expansion throughout the continent, and the expense of Native Americans and other nations.

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 218 Words; LEXILE: 1310

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 218 Words; LEXILE: 1310

Description: This page serves as the introduction to our interactive Mormon Trail. It tells about the trail and the leader of the LDS, Brigham Young. Tour the Mormon Trail by clicking on the links or images in the related items carousel.

Description: This page describes the Santa Fe Trail and is the first page of our Santa Fe Trail interactive tour. Use the related items carousel to take the tour.

Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 414 Words; LEXILE: 910

Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. LENGTH: 414 Words; LEXILE: 910

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 the experience of being at the Platte River on the Oregon Trail.

Description: This page describes the experience of being at the Great Plains on the Oregon Trail.

Description: This page describes the experience of being at Chimney Rock on the Oregon Trail.

Description: This page describes the experience of being at Fort Laramie on the Oregon Trail.

Description: This page describes the experience of being at Soda Springs on the Oregon Trail.

Description: This page describes the experience of being at the Rocky Mountains on the Oregon Trail.

Description: This page describes the experience of being at Fort Boise on the Oregon Trail.

Description: This page describes the experience of being at The Dalles (pronounced 'the dailes') on the Oregon Trail.

Description: This page describes the experience of being at The Dalles (pronounced 'the dailes') on the Oregon Trail.

Description: This is the first stop on the tour of the California Trail.