Montana: Stories of the Land
Companion Website and Online Teacher's Guide
Chapter 1 - Montana: Where the Land Writes History
Chapter 1 - Montana: Where the Land Writes History
Chapter 2 - People of the Dog Days
Chapter 3 - From Dog Days to Horse Warriors
Chapter 4 - Newcomers Explore the Region
Chapter 5 - Beaver, Bison, and Black Robes
Chapter 6 - Montana's Gold and Silver Boom
Chapter 7 - Two Worlds Collide
Chapter 8 - Livestock and the Open Range
Chapter 9 - Railroads Link Montana to the Nation
Chapter 10 - Politics and the Copper Kings
Chapter 11 - The Early Reservation Years
Chapter 12 - Logging in the "High Lonesome"
Chapter 13 - Homesteading This Dry Land
Chapter 14 - Towns Have Lives, Too
Chapter 15 - Progressive Montana
Chapter 16 - Montana and World War I
Chapter 17 - Montanans on the Move
Chapter 18 - The Great Depression Transforms Montana
Chapter 19 - World War II in Montana
Chapter 20 - Building a New Montana
Chapter 21 - A People's Constitution
Chapter 22 - Living in a New Montana
Online textbook: Chapter 1
Worksheet 1: Reading a Map
Worksheet 2: Making a Chart
Learning from Historical Documents:
For Educators: Resources
Interesting Links
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Test your knowledge with this crossword puzzle featuring Montana counties. (Need help? You can find the answers at the Montana Place Name Website).
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Do you enjoy riddles? See if you can find the answers to Montana town name riddles.
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Learn about the great floods that shaped the Pacific Northwest at the Montana Natural History Center's Glacial Lake Missoula website.
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When and where were the most recent earthquakes in Montana? Check out the Earthquake Education Services web page.
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How did your town get its name? Visit the Montana Place Names Companion Website to find out.
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See how Glacier National Park glaciers have melted over the years by looking at the images from this repeat photography project.
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Ancient Earth Globe is an online, interactive map that you can use to find out what any area of the world might have looked like at a given point in prehistoric times! Type in a town name to find the names of fossils that have been found nearby. Then click on the name for more information about that particular type of dinosaur.
