Unit 5: Gateway West
The coming of the Americans, Lewis & Clark, & the Louisiana Purchase, from Ft. Osage
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Possible Research Topics
- Clark's Treaty with the Osage
- Louisiana Purchase
- Thomas Jefferson
- Father Jacques Marquette
- Meriwether Lewis
William Clark - Fort Osage
- Osage Chief "Big Soldier"
George Sibley - Osage Indians
Bibliography
- The Journals of Lewis and Clark Expedition
Moulton, Gary, editor
University of Nebraska Press
Lincoln, Neb.
1988 - The Genesis of Missouri
Foley, William E.
University of Missouri Press
Columbia, Mo.
1989 - Fort Osage, The Opening of the American West
Wooldridge, Rhonda
Independence Press
Independence, Mo.
1983 - Undaunted Courage
Ambrose, Stephen
Simon & Schuster
New York, N.Y.
1996 - Westward with the Dragoons
Gregg, Kate, editor
Fulton, Mo.
1937
Resources
- Historic Fort Osage Contains information about Fort Osage, the military and Osage Indians that lived & worked at the fort, information about the wagon trails, a calendar of events, an old map, and links to other fort and Native American related web sites.
- Missouri Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Website
- Lewis and Clark State Park
- Zebulon Pike in Missouri - 1st Expedition
- Zebulon Pike in Missouri - 2nd Expedition
Lesson Plans
- “Lewis and Clark”
Resources and Lesson Plans from PBS: Grade Level: approximately 7-12. These materials can be used without student viewing of the PBS series “Lewis and Clark" - The Constitutional Community's "Lewis and Clark Expedition" Secondary lesson plans relating to the constitution and foreign trade. This site contains many resourceful links.
- Fort Osage National Historic Landmark
History of the fort, with quotes from early writings and information about what it takes to create a living history at such a multicultural setting. - U.S. Trek: The Odyssey: “Lewis and Clark”
- From Sea to Shining Sea: A Nation Moves Westward Contains hundreds of links and lesson plan ideas for teaching about Lewis & Clark and the westward expansion. A must see site for teaching social studies for about grades 7-12.
- National Geographic Kids: America Heads West