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3. Explain how colonization, westward expansion, immigration and advances in transportation and communication changed geographic patterns in the United States.

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	America on the Move http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/ At this excellent site you can read about how transportation shaped the lives, landscapes, culture, and communities of America. You can examine the changes brought by transportation networks, play some cool games, and check out lots of other resources from the National Museum of American History. There are also excellent teacher guides available for each section.	Report problem w/ this link Add resource to POW-PAK	By: Eric Curts - Edit - Duplicate
	History of the American West, 1860-1920: Photographs from the Collection of the Denver Public Library http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/codhtml/hawphome.html This is a great collection of primary source documents and images from American Memory at the Library of Congress. "Over 30,000 photographs, drawn from the holdings of the Western History and Genealogy Department at Denver Public Library, illuminate many aspects of the history of the American West. Most of the photographs were taken between 1860 and 1920. They illustrate Colorado towns and landscape, document the place of mining in the history of Colorado and the West, and show the lives of Native Americans from more than forty tribes living west of the Mississippi River." Be sure to see the "Collection Connections" for ideas on how to use these resources in your class.	Report problem w/ this link Add resource to POW-PAK	By: Eric Curts - Edit - Duplicate
	1848-1865: Gold Rush Era - Growth of Cities http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/themed_collections/subtopic1e.html This is a great collection of primary source documents from Calisphere at the University of California. "These images record the rapid growth of small settlements into big cities as people continued to come to California from all over the world. Aerial views show spreading cities, and photographs depict the substantial hotels, stores, and other businesses that served the steady influx of new Californians."	Report problem w/ this link Add resource to POW-PAK	By: Eric Curts - Edit - Duplicate
	1870-1900: Closing of the Frontier - The Transcontinental Railroad http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/themed_collections/subtopic2b.html This is a great collection of primary source documents from Calisphere at the University of California. "The transcontinental railroad connected the east and west coasts of the United States with a single rail line. This had a profound impact on the nation as a whole, and on California - the end of the line - in particular. The images in this group show different aspects of the railroad, including workers, travelers, tracks, railroad bridges, and trains."	Report problem w/ this link Add resource to POW-PAK	By: Eric Curts - Edit - Duplicate
	The Oregon Trail Virtual Tour http://www.historyglobe.com/ot/otmap1.htm "The Oregon Trail Website provides a virtual tour of landmarks along the historic trail. Visitors to the site can see both a modern map and a 19th century map of the trail. Landmarks can be clicked on the map to lead the visitor through paintings, drawings and photographs of trail sites."	Report problem w/ this link Add resource to POW-PAK	By: Eric Curts - Edit - Duplicate
	StateMaster http://www.statemaster.com/statistics StateMaster is a fantastic site for statistics on all topics concerning the United States. The information is nicely arranged by topic and can be viewed as totals, per capita, bar graphs, pie charts, or maps. Best yet, the site allows you to see correlations (both positve and negative) between different statistical topics. This allows users to investigate relationships, causes, and effects. The topics areas include crime, economy, education, energy, geography, government, health, housing, immigration, industry, labor, lifestyle, military, people, elections, sports, trade, transportation, and more.	Report problem w/ this link Add resource to POW-PAK	By: Eric Curts - Edit - Duplicate