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Section 1 — Favorites
Westward Expansion (Original Poem)
Heading West (Role-Play)
Places to Know (Classroom Game)
Westward Timeline (Timeline Jumble)
Section 2 — Information Overload
Gold Rush
Westward Expansion
Section 3 — Pocket Activities
Louisiana Purchase
Exploring the West
Manifest Destiny
On the Move
Life of a Cowboy
Means of Travel
A Little Humor (Jokes)
Section 4 — Language Arts Integration
Quotes: Daniel Boone, Horace Greeley
The Indian Removal Act
The March Begins...
Section 5 — Printouts, Puzzles, & Games
Territories (Matching)
Westward Expansion (Crossword Puzzle)
Why West? (Tiles)
Section 6 — 3-D Templates
Westward Expansion (Hands-on Study Sheet)