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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were the two figures at the heart of the Corps of Discovery. Students reading this book will learn how these two men first met and how they came to be tasked with this expedition. Along the way, readers will learn about the adventures and hardships faced by the Corps, and how these events along with land, people, and animals never before seen by people from the Eastern United States were dutifully recorded in their...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
930L
Language
English
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The rise of railroads played an enormous part in uniting the eastern United States to the West. Readers of this book will look at the planning and execution of the Transcontinental Railroad including the obstacles faced in the race to complete it. You will also gain a sense of what roles immigration and migration played in building the railroad, what life was like for railroad workers, and how railroad workers of different races were treated differently....
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Oregon Trail marked one of the major paths to the West. Readers learn why people embarked on this arduous journey, what life was like traveling along the trail, and the kinds of hardships faced along the way. Chapters trace the history of the Great Migration of 1843, the trail's affect on settlement patterns, and the influence migration patterns had on Oregon statehood.
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