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Famous
People
of the West |
Step 1: Choose someone
from the list below that you want to learn more about. (Print
Worksheet)
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Cowboys,
Entertainers & Entrepreneurs Annie Oakley Bill Pickett Cornelius
Vanderbilt John Jacob Astor Leland Stanford Levi Strauss Nat Love Wild Bill Hickok William F. Cody
( Native American
& Military Leaders Antonio Lopez de
Santa Anna Black Hawk Chief Joseph Cochise Crazy Horse Daniel Boone George Armstrong
Custer Geronimo Sam Houston Sarah Winnemucca Sitting Bull Tecumseh Theodore
Roosevelt |
Explorers,
Pioneers, & Mountainmen Brigham Young Davy Crockett Father Junipero Serra George Rogers Jedediah Smith Jim Beckwourth Jim Bridger John Charles
Fremont Joseph Smith John Sutter Kit Carson
(Christopher Carson) Laura Ingalls Wilder Meriwether Lewis Narcissa and Marcus Whitman Sacagawea William Clark Zebulon
Montgomery Pike Outlaws and Lawmen Belle Starr Billy the Kid Calamity Jane Jesse James Wyatt Earp |
Step 2: Use World Book Online to find what they were famous for.
This will also help you choose which websites to explore further.
Step 3: Use these sites, many with pictures, to find out how they helped develop the West.
Gale History, Biography, and Culture
Be patient; this one may take a
while to load, but it’s worth the wait!
Scroll down to the list of names
to click on.
America's
West - Development & History
Click on the appropriate category
on the left. Examples might be
“cowboys,” or “outlaws.”
Wild, Wild West's Gunslingers and Good Guys
Kansas Gunfighters
You’ll find tons of information here.
Great Native American Chiefs, &
Leaders
Books from SMHS Library on The
Wild West
Step 4: All done? Click here to find out how YOU would have survived in the Wild West.
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Send e-mail to Mrs. Karlene Edwards, Teacher Librarian at SMHS Last Updated DATE 9/27/2007 Please visit the Peoria Unified School District Portal |