Articles related to "Westward Migration"



The Way West: Landmarks
Here are some of the things our granddaddies and grandmothers saw as they made the arduous journey west.
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Westward Migration of Native Tribes
After the relocation of the Choctaw Nation, the United States steeped up its efforts to remove native tribes and resettle them in Indian Territory.
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Moses Austin
Moses Austin starts a colony in Spanish Missouri, then travels to Texas and obtains a Spanish land grant there.
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The Way West: Departure Points
The bicentennial of the departure of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery is a great excuse for visting a whole host of sites related to westward migration. Here's what there is to see in Missouri, and a little bit of Illinois as well.
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RV in Scotts Bluff, SW Nebraska
Covered wagons rolled across the Nebraska prairie, their eyes seeking Scotts Bluff, a prominent landmark on the Oregon Trail that is now a national monument.
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Them Dwarves, Them Dwarves, Part II
A continuation of the discussion of Tolkien's Dwarves: their history, culture, and relationships with other peoples.
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Westward Movement in the United States
The purpose of this book was to follow pioneers as they moved west across the United States of America. He begins the book with Anglo-American settlements to the 1890.
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Enduring to the End
Enduring to the end is tough at the best of times. There are many things to discourage us. Here are a few things that may help you keep your chin up and press forward.
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Improve a Reading Homeschool Program With Music
Adding a few folk songs to homeschooling programs for reading is a fun way to tie into a Social Studies homeschool program and improve reading fluency all at once.
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The Mormon Pioneer Trail
From 1846 to 1869, around 70,000 Mormons followed the Mormon Pioneer Trail from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah, a difficult and dangerous journey.
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Gideon Gifford Data from Overlooked Source
Only one of Gideon Gifford's 18 children is given in the 1896 Gifford Genealogy. How to find the others? Ah, the widow's Revolutionary War pension application.
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Harpers Ferry Scenic Beauty Masks Turbulent Past
Harpers Ferry National Park nestles into 4,000 rolling acres in the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains, at the convergence of the states of Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland.
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