Teacher’s Guide
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Westward Expansion Teacher's Guide (PDF, 1.6 MB)
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Primary Sources
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New trans-continental map of the Pacific R.R
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Letter from Uriah W. Oblinger to Mattie V. Oblinger and Ella Oblinger
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Early Pioneer Life, Sara Wrenn
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Old Mission Church, Los Angeles, California
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Map showing Indian reservations with the limits of the United States : 1883
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Mining life in California--Chinese miners
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Interview with Bones Hooks, pioneer Negro cowboy
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As some things appear on the Plains and among the Rockies in mid-summer
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Work on the Last Mile of the Pacific Railroad
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The Chinamen must go / by H. B. Pasmore
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