The West

On February 28, 1803, President Thomas Jefferson won approval from Congress for a visionary project, an endeavor that would become one of America�s greatest stories of adventure.

Westward Expansion and Regional: Our nations growth west from 1800 - 1850.

Growth and Transformation: Our nations history out West.

Developed in response to students' enthusiasm for the interactive environment of the Internet, it brings our nation's frontier heritage into contact with the technological frontier of our own day, offering educators a valuable tool for stimulating research, discovery and intellectual growth. Together with the documentary series that is its foundation, New Perspectives on THE WEST can help students -- and all with an interest in this region's fabled history -- see beyond the stereotypes that still obscure our view of the American West and begin to recognize how profoundly the West still shapes our experience as Americans today.

A PRESENTATION of the History and Development of the American West, from the Frontier and Pioneer days of the Wild West, to today's Modern West.

Learn about the infamous American West. Read how many the legends of the American West, like Wyatt Earp, Jesse James, and the Dalton Gang,really lived. Discover the wisdom of the Native American culture.