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Montana: Stories of the Land
Companion Website and Online Teacher's Guide
Chapter 4 - Newcomers Explore the Region, 1742-1827
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 4
Worksheet 1: Following Routes on a Map
Worksheet 2: Analyzing Information
Learning from Historical Documents:
For Educators: Resources
Interesting Links
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Visit Library and Archives Canada's Library and Archives Canada's Passageways: True Tales of Adventure for Young Explorers for more information on David Thompson, Alexander Mackenzie, and the la Verendrye brothers.
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Did Lewis and Clark spend time near your town?
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Watch View from the Shore: Native American Perspectives on the Lewis & Clark Expedition, by Black Dog Films.
Detail, Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1804, Dean Cornwell, Montana Historical Society Museum
Pompey's Pillar and inset of W. A. Clark signature on the pillar, courtesy Bureau of Land Management, Billings