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| This section contains games, scavenger hunts, jigsaws, printables, and coloring pages related to the events of Manifest Destiny and Westward Expansion. | |||||||||||||
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Oh Pioneers! - Advernture Game on the California Trail This is a super fun California Trail adventure game based on life on the westward trails. Students must purchase supplies and answer the multiple choice questions to advance along the 2,000 mile-long path. For each question answered ocrrectly, students will advance 40 miles. If they answer incorrectly, they'll have to face one of the path's many "hazards" such as buffalo stampedes, tornadoes, and others. Students can also opt to sabotage other wagons to acquire additional supplies. Students can save their games and return to the same computer to complete them. |
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Westward Expansion Scavenger Hunts Click below to access our interactive maps and associated scavenger hunts
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Spirit of Westward Expansion Jigsaw Maker This awesome jigsaw allows students to make their own jigsaw pieces, or, allow the program to auto-cut pieces. |
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This game will test your visual knowledge of American history. There are seven sections to the game, five of which cover historical eras until the Civil War, and two of which cover famous people in American history. Click on each image in history to enlarge and inspect and then answer the question associated with it. Super challenging! Great to play as a class or in teams. |
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Oh Columbia! Symbols of Manifest Destiny This printable page requires students to analyze the famous portrait of Columbia (known as American Progress and painted by John Gast) - the spirit of westward expansion. Students must analyze the painting and describe at least four symbols of westward expansion as expressed in the painting. |
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This captivating printable requires students to understand the concept of manifest destiny and to conduct a mock interview in which they answer tough questions in the role of Abraham Lincoln (against the Mexican-American War) and in the role of President James K. Polk (in support of the war). |
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Westward Expansion Coloring Pages Oregon Territory | Louisiana Purchase | Conestoga Wagon | Nebraska State Quarter with Chimney Rock | Buffalo Herd |
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