Farmer+or+Pioneer

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 * //Hint: Begin by searching the "American History" database for keywords related to your search such as "Homestead Act" or "Donner Party".//**

__**[|**Historical Newspapers**]**__- Read authentic newspaper articles written during the time period your character lived. //**Hint:**// **//Click on __Topics__ and then __Westward Expansion and Imperialism (1865-1900)__ to find articles directly related to the Pioneers during this time period.//**

__Web Resources:__
[|American Memory Project]-Part of The Library of Congress' American Memory Project, this site provides primary resources. [|Oregon Trail Archive]-A website that contains memoirs and diaries written about traveling the Oregon Trail. [|National Archives]-Laura Ingalls Wilder's journal and photographs from her 1894 journey from South Dakota to Missouri. (Scroll over "Contents" on the right-hand side, under "America on the Move", click on "Laura Ingalls Wilder") [|Eye Witness to History]- Provides first-hand accounts of historic events.