Other
Virginia City Preservation Alliance: Virginia City History
The gold rush in Montana centered around Virginia City. Find out about the riches found there and the development of Virginia City as a prominent Rocky Mountain town.
Other
University of Montana: Wilderness Connect: Benefits of Wilderness
On this comprehensive site, the important values and benefits of wilderness are examined. The topics covered include: ecological benefits; economic benefits; education; geological value; history and culture; recreation; scenic and...
Other
Montana Junior College: Mining History and Geology of the California Gold Rush
The physical characteristics, history, and mining of gold in California are examined in this thorough site.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Montana: Give Me Liberty the Montana State Constitution
Compare the meanings of "freedom" and "liberty." Students watch a video about what liberty meant to Thomas Jefferson, then consider different definitions of the word "liberty" by analyzing founding documents of both the United States and...
50 States
50 States: Montana (Mt)
Find here a collection of links to information about the state of Montana. Categories include facts, government, geography, education, people, attractions, history, industry, and miscellaneous.
Other
Montana History and Prehistory: Steamboating on the Missouri River
Traveling West was never easy! Here is a good description of the many ways people traveled. Of particular note is the paragraph on the steamboat crews.
Other
Gallatin Farmers' Alliance No. 4 of Montana
Records of the Gallatin Farmers' Alliance of Montana but also gives a brief history of the national Farmers' Alliance.
Curated OER
Montana State Flag
Provides excellent information regarding Montana's history, cities, geography, state parks, tourism, and historic sites. A fact sheet of information and a quiz are also available.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Montana State History for Kids
Students can learn about the history and timeline of the state of Montana including early explorers, Native Americans, Louisiana Purchase, and becoming a state on this website.
Other
Montana Kids: Crow Indian Reservation
The Crow Reservation is located in south-central Montana. This is a brief history of the Crow tribe who call themselves the Apsaslooka.
Other
Blackfoot Nation
An official site of the Blackfoot Nation in Montana. Gives a look into their history, culture, and government.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Jeannette Rankin
Encyclopedia Britannica provides a biography of Jeannette Rankin (1880-1973 CE), who, in 1916, was elected to the House of Representatives from Montana, becoming the first female member of Congress.
Other
Montana Ymca: The Role of Political Parties
This citizenship tutorial defines parties, a way people with similar ideas can join with others to express their opinions.
Cayuse Canyon
The Us50
This clickable map of the United States gives students access to research information from history and tourism to attractions and famous historic figures.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Black Footed Ferret
Once widespread in the grasslands and western basins of North America, by 1987 Black-footed Ferrets were thought to be extinct in the wild. Captive animals were bred in an effort to save the species, and in 1991, some were reintroduced...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Wyoming Ground Squirrel
Wyoming Ground Squirrels are found in three separate regions of the western United States at elevations above 1,500 meters. Their geographic centers are in southwestern Montana, central and southwestern Wyoming, and southwestern Idaho,...
University of California
Ucmp: Adventures at Dry Creek
For this lesson, students embark on an adventure to find out what life was like in Montana 60-70 million years ago. Students "join" a research lab to collect fossils from Montana and analyze them to find direct and indirect evidence of...
Other
Four Directions Institute: Crow
Information is summarized about the Crow and includes a time line tracing their history from 1400 to 1983. Total population records are listed from 1700 to 2000.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Missouri River
This entry provides a description of the physical features, the location, and the history of the Missouri River.
Other
Ocb Tracker: Blackfeet Tales
Do you know who the main characters are in the Blackfeet Tales? Use this site to learn features several of the tales.
American Indian Heritage Foundation
Indians.org: Blackfoot Literature
Use this site to explore the literature of the Blackfeet Native Americans.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: The Way to Rainy Mountain by N. Scott Momaday [Pdf]
This is a five-page PDF of the introduction to The Way to Rainy Mountain by N. Scott Momaday, a book about Momaday's Kiowa ancestors' journey from their ancient beginnings in the Montana area to their final war and surrender to the US...
Curated OER
Montanakids.com: Crow Indian Reservation
The Crow Reservation is located in south-central Montana. This is a brief history of the Crow tribe that call themselves the Apsaslooka.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Frontier House: The Northern Pacific Railroad and Those Who Built It
The goods and services brought to the frontier by the railroad improved the quality of life. Read about the construction and route of the Northern Pacific Railroad in this companion essay to the PBS series, Frontier House.