| Unit 5: A New Nation |
| Chapter 12: The Young United States |
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| Social Studies |
| 50 States.com |
| Simply click on any state to get a complete profile, including admission to statehood with pre-statehood notes, history, maps, and much more. The map links will give you access to a variety of historical maps. |
| http://www.50states.com |
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| Social Studies |
| Archiving Early America |
| Daniel Boone was a hunter and then a colonel in Kentucky. His adventures made him a legend. You can read the first three chapters of his adventures on this web site. |
| http://earlyamerica.com/lives/boone/index.html |
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| Social Studies |
| Archiving Early America |
| This site offers a collection of U.S. historical maps. You can study maps of the 13 colonies and compare maps of the U.S. from the 1700's to 1812. |
| http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/maps/index.html |
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| Social Studies |
| Sacagawea Home.com |
| This is a very comprehensive site about Sacagawea, the Shoshone woman who guided the Lewis and Clark expedition. Click on "Archives" to access the chronological account of her life. |
| http://www.sacajaweahome.com/ |
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| Social Studies |
| The Louisiana Purchase |
| Lewis and Clarke were the leaders of an expedition to explore the uncharted American west. They traveled all over the west, gathering information about plants, animals, soil, and other features of the land. See a timeline of their journey on this Web site. |
| http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/archive/idx_time.html |
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| Social Studies |
| The Sacagawea Mystique: Her Age, Name, Role, and Final Destiny |
| This site intends to correct some of the misconceptions concerning the legacy of Sacagawea. The article includes excerpts of her actual life story, recorded by people who actually knew her. |
| http://www.washingtonhistory.org/wshm/lewisandclark/sacagawea.htm |
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| Social Studies |
| The U.S. History |
| You can find information on the history and geography of each U.S. state at this site. For every state there are additional links provided. |
| http://www.theus50.com |
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| Social Studies |
| The war of 1812 |
| "The Star Spangled Banner" is America's national anthem. Francis Scott Key wrote it during the war of 1812. Read about the war, the anthem, and the flag itself on this Web site. |
| http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmah/starflag.htm |
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