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University of Richmond

American Panorama: Canals: 1820 1860

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive map depicting the system of canals in the U.S. prior to the Civil War. Select by canal to see interesting details, a map and get a sense of goods traded and travel in antebellum America.
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Tennessee History For Kids

Tennessee History for Kids: Part Five, the Wild West

For Students 3rd - 8th
This website provides information about how Tennessee was once the wild west, The Cumberland Gap and The Natchez Trace.
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Conner Prairie: Western Immigration

For Students 9th - 10th
This Conner Prairie Museum site explores the western immigration throughout the Midwest during the 1800s. Content details the incentives for migration, when it happened, the primary routes followed, and more.