Virtual Tour of the Nineteenth Century

Virtual Tour of 19th Century America

Louisiana Purchase
Louis & Clark Expedition
Missouri Compromise
Monroe Doctrine
Erie Canal

Underground Railroad
The Alamo
Oregon Trail
Gold Rush
Civil War

US - Mexico War
Homestead Act
Pony Express
Transcontinental
Railroad
Ellis Island

Take your virtual tour of nineteenth century America by visiting the links provided. You will enter the following information about each topic on your answer sheet:

Brief description (one or two sentences) of the significance of the event.

When did the event take place (enter range of dates or a specific date)

Who was President at the time and who were the other important people involved

Presidential Information The Presidents The Presidents of the US	Louisiana Purchase NARA (explanation and photo of actual document) Gateway New Orleans America's Story (from Library of Congress)	Louis and Clark Expedition North Dakota Tourism Site Lewis and Clark's Historic Trail Timeline of the Trip Interactive Journey Log	Missouri Compromise America's Story (from Library of Congress) Fact Monster InfoPlease
Monroe Doctrine America's Story (from Library of Congress) Encyclopedia.com article	Erie Canal Brief History from NY Traveler Encyclopedia.com History of the Erie Canal	Underground Railroad What Was the Underground Railroad? Map of the Underground Railroad National Geographic Site	The Alamo The Alamo.org Museum ThinkQuest Jr. Site
Oregon Trail ThinkQuest Site All About ThinkQuest Pioneers Site	Gold Rush Oakland Museum's Gold Rush site PBS Site California History Online	Civil War ThinkQuest Site Civil War for Kids Timeline	US- Mexican War The Mexican War PBS Site
Homestead Act Description Native American Documents Project	Pony Express Pony Express Information Pony Express Home Station National Parks Service Historical Trail	Transcontinental Railroad Museum of the city of San Francisco Steel Rails and Iron Horses (Bureau of Land Management site) PBS American Experience series Railroad Construction Scene	Ellis Island Ellis Island Official Site Ellis Island Museum Scholastic's Interactive Tour of Ellis Island

Once you have completed your work, try your luck on these quizzes:

Match Game

Timeline

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Last Updated 03/14/2004

Louisiana Purchase	Louis & Clark Expedition	Missouri Compromise	Monroe Doctrine	Erie Canal
Underground Railroad	The Alamo	Oregon Trail	Gold Rush	Civil War
US - Mexico War	Homestead Act	Pony Express	Transcontinental Railroad	Ellis Island