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ETHS Workshops and Programs

National History Day

Upcoming Teacher Workshops at the East Tennessee History Center

Field Trips or Outreach Programs from East Tennessee History Center

Western Expansion

ETHS Content Essays, Primary Sources and Student Activities

George Jordan, Benjamin "Pap" Singleton and Westward Expansion Teacher Packet

Key Words: George Jordan, buffalo soldiers, Medal of Honor, Pap Singleton, Exodusters

Western Expansion Additional Resources

Western Expansion Activities

Exodusters Activity
Homestead Act Lesson Plan
Sodhouse 5 senses activity
Sodhouse Detective

Western Expansion Web Links

Teaching with Documents: The Homestead Act of 1862

Homestead Act Lesson Plan including Exodusters

Sod House Background Essay

Short History of the Cowboy

History of Cowtowns