elcome to The Gallery, and the westward expansion of the United States. From the days following the Revolution to the dark times before the Civil War, America expanded its borders from the east coast of the continent to the west coast, and from the the 49th parallel in the north to the banks of the Rio Grande in the south. Although there was a vast amount of country in between, it was during this time that the borders of the United States were established. This was when the westward exploration of America took place. Now came the explorers, mountain men, fur traders, and immigrants. Those looking for something and those just moving to a place where they might provide better for their families. New lands, new skies, and a new beginning. For some, their dreams would be fulfilled. For others, their graves would mark the road west. But go they must, and therein lies our story. Let us also go now. To the lands of the setting sun, where no white man has ever been and where there was always something new over the horizon..............
The Early Republic:
The Early U.S. Republic
Daniel Boone
Exploring the West in Maps: Columbus to Lewis & Clark
Northwest Journal
Old Northwest Territory Manuscripts
Migration Trails in Pennsylvania
The Northwest Territory Alliance
Cycles of U.S. History - Civil War Cycle, 1792 -1859
The Louisiana Purchase:
The Louisiana Purchase
A Brief History of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Discovering Lewis & Clark
Lewis and Clark Trail
Discoverers and Explorers
The War of 1812:
Key Events & Causes: War of 1812
The War of 1812-1814
The War of 1812 Website
The War of 1812
War of 1812
Fort Erie and the War of 1812
Links to The War of 1812
Canadian History
Canada's National History Society On-Line
The Territorical Evolution of Canada
The Mountain Men and Fur Traders:
Museum of the Mountain Men
Jedediah Smith
Library of Western Fur Trade Historical Source Documents
Traders, Trappers, and Mountainmen
The Museum of the Fur Trade
Southwest Frontier and the Fur Trade
Beyond the Pale - Blacks in the Fur Trade West
The Jedediah Smith Society
The Language of the Rendezvous
Northwest Journal
Native Americans and the Frontier West
The Rocky Mountain and Plains Indian Fur Trade
Native American History in the Fur Trade
The Monroe Doctrine
The Fur Trade in Utah
Mountain Men and the Fur Trade
The Texas War for Independence:
The Constitution of the Republic of Texas
Remember the Alamo
The Alamo
The Alamo - FAQ's
Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library
The Second Flying Company of Alamo de Parras
The Sons of Dewitt Colony of Texas
The War with Mexico:
The War Between Mexico and the U.S., 1846-1848
Mexican–American War
The Mexican War
Notes on the War with Mexico
The Mexican-American War
Key Events Mexican-American War
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The California Gold Rush:
The California Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush
Gold Rush History
The Donner Party
Gold Rush! California's Untold Stories
The Real Discoverer of Gold in California
Captain Sutters Account of the Discovery of Gold
Spanish Missions in California
Pioneer & Immigrant Trails:
Immigrant Diaries, Memoirs, Letters and Reports Along The Trails West
Pioneer Trails from U.S. Land Surveys
Golden Pioneer Museum
Trails West, A Map of Early Western Migration Trails
The Oregon Trail
Oregon Trail History
End of the Oregon Trail
The Interactive Sante Fe Trail
The Mormon Pioneer Trail
Whitman Mission National Historical Site
The Donner Party
PBS: The Donner Party
Pioneer Days in Kansas
African American Pioneers
Miscellaneous Sources:
The History of the Union Pacific Railroad
Wells Fargo History
Cheyenne - Deadwood Stage
Ghost Riders and Rest Stops - The Overland Stage
The Pony Express Home Station
The Butterfield Overland Stage Line
The Frontier in American History
Historical Maps of the United States
The West
The American West
Nineteenth Century United States
The Biographical Dictionary
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