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 …
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The Oklahoma Land Rush: A Unit Study
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 …
Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Unit Study
You possibly already know who Laura Ingalls Wilder is, having met her in her delightful autobiographical children’s novels. She was born on February …
Pike’s Peak: A Unit Study
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 …
The Oregon Trail: A Unit Study
On July 4, 1805, mountain man, fur trapper, explorer, and trail guide Stephen Meek was born. While he participated in many expeditions into the …
The Transcontinental Railroad: A Unit Study
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 …
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Go West, Young Man: A Unit Study
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 …
