https://online.kidsdiscover.com (See Mrs. Bauer for login information. Nonfiction articles on Lewis & Clark, Pioneers, Sacajawea, and Gold Rush)
Oregon Trail Game https://archive.org/details/msdos_Oregon_Trail_Deluxe_The_1992
Westward Expansion (Variety of subtopics):
http://mrnussbaum.com/history-2-2/westward-expansion-for-kids/
Gold Rush: http://museumca.org/goldrush/
Discovering Lewis & Clark: http://www.lewisclark.org/http:www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/
The Applegate Trail: The Southern Route of the Oregon Trail: http://www.webtrail.com/applegate/
Oregon Trail History links: http://www.historicoregoncity.org/index.php/widgetkit/oregon-trail-history
Oregon Trail Info: https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Oregon_Trail
Oregon Trail links (lots of great kid-friendly sites): http://www.mrsrenz.net/tpt-ot.htm
Pioneer Families (bios): http://www.historicoregoncity.org/index.php/widgetkit/pioneer-families
Kid Info: Pioneer Life: http://www.kidinfo.com/american_history/pioneers.html
DK Find Out: American West: http://www.dkfindout.com/us/history/american-west/
Westward Expansion and the Old West: http://www.ducksters.com/history/westward_expansion/
Social Studies for Kids: Westward Movement: http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/westwardmovement.htm
Westward Expansion Links: http://americanhistory.mrdonn.org/westernexpansion.html
Westward Expansion Timeline: http://www.american-historama.org/1841-1850-westward-expansion/westward-expansion.htm
Union Pacific railroad: http://www.up.com/aboutup/history/
Central Pacific railroad: http://cprr.org/Museum/index.html
Transcontinental Railroad Personalities: http://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/NHTIC/educate/plans/rrpeople.html
Eyewitness to the Old West: http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/owfrm.htm
Westward Expansion: http://www.history.com/topics/westward-expansion
Online sources For Gathering Primary Document Resources
http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist6/grush.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/photo-gallery/tcrr-gallery/
http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/index.html
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/resources/archives/
http://www.archives.gov/education/