Series: Westward Expansion – DIY Homeschooler

Lost With Lieutenant Pike ~ Free eBook

31 Jan 202231 Jan 2022

Here is a great addition to our Pike's Peak unit! Lost With Lieutenant Pike is a free eBook by Edwin Sabin. We've really enjoyed Sabin's historical fiction accounts over the…

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The Creation of Indian Territory: A Unit Study

30 Jun 201615 Jun 2022

Up to June 30, 1834, Andrew Jackson had aggressively enforced the Indian Removal Act of 1830, which sent the Five Civilized Tribes of the South (Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and…

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The Oklahoma Land Rush: A Unit Study

22 Apr 20138 Apr 2022

The date is April 22, 1889. It is five minutes till noon in central Oklahoma. The solid wall of horses, extending as far as the eye can see in either…

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Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Unit Study

7 Feb 201327 Jan 2022

You possibly already know who Laura Ingalls Wilder is, having met her in her delightful autobiographical children’s novels. She was born on February 7, 1867, and the early part of…

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Pike’s Peak: A Unit Study

15 Nov 201221 Feb 2022

On July 15, 1806, Captain Zebulon Pike set out from a landing at the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers with two boats, two lieutenants, one sergeant, two corporals,…

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The Oregon Trail: A Unit Study

4 Jul 201217 Feb 2022

Stephen Meek On July 4, 1805, mountain man, fur trapper, explorer, and trail guide Stephen Meek was born. While he participated in many expeditions into the thus-far unknown reaches of…

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The Transcontinental Railroad: A Unit Study

10 May 201228 Apr 2022

Amid all the stories of the Golden Spike and the cross-country race between the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific, many have lost sight of the facts behind the building…

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Go West, Young Man: A Unit Study

3 Feb 201120 Feb 2022

Horace Greeley, the famed creator of the New York Tribune, was born on this date, February 3, in 1811. He entered his glory days as an editor during an exciting…

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