For thousands of years before Europeans colonized the "New World," the land belonged to others. Who were those individuals now-known as "First Peoples" or "Native Americans?" How did they live? Where are they now?
Sam Houston and Santa Anna recount the battle of San Jacinto. Houston's rallying cry is "Remember Goliad! Remember the Alamo!" as they defeat the Mexi...
Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson both believe in a democratic society, with freedom to worship as one chooses.
Sacagawea, a Shoshone Indian teenager, works as an interpreter on the Lewis and Clark expedition to explore the west.
While traveling with Lewis and Clark, Sacagawea encourages Indian tribes to sell supplies and help the Corps of Discovery.
Explanation of how Sacajawea, a Shoshone, meets Lewis and Clark in a Mandan-Hidatsa village.
Sacajawea helps Lewis and Clark to locate the Shoshone tribe. She discovers the tribal chief is her long-lost brother. He recognizes her and is eager ...
Examine paintings and engravings of the American West before the transcontinental railroad.
After the war is over, Japan's leaders admit they never broke the Navajo code. Code Talkers may not tell anyone what their mission has been.
Patriots, Tories/Loyalist, women, enslaved/free Africans, and Native Americans Indicator 8-2.4
Lewis and Clark return to Washington DC after 2.5 years of exploring. The group describes their journey, together with the plants and animals they had...
When Sacajawea and her French husband join Lewis and Clark, they speak enough languages to purchase supplies. In addition, Sacajawea bears her first c...
Native Americans inhabit the great "wilderness," nearly the entire western part of the US.
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