Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of George D. Pratt. The Smithsonian Institution came of age in the era of Manif ...

The Oregon Trail was far from the romanticized vision many have. The journey was fraught with disease, death, and danger. In this video, we time travel back 175 years to experience a day in the life ...

Our country is one of the largest. With the expansion of the population westward, new areas for settlement were opened up. How did most settlers get to the West? A Road, Canal, and Trail Led the Way ...

His justification for expansion seemed to ... Cherokees and marched them westward to "Indian Territory" in Oklahoma, a journey the Cherokee called the "Trail of Tears." As many as a quarter ...

narrow rocky spire that served as a landmark for several significant pioneer trails during America's westward expansion. And despite repeated predictions of its immanent collapse, Chimney Rock ...

The City of Kingsport, along with Visit Kingsport and the Cumberland Gap Trail Alliance, will host a “First Blaze” ceremony ...

The British government attempted to restrict westward expansion with the ineffective proclamation line of 1763 that was abolished by the new United States government, m. And, the first major movement ...

His justification for expansion seemed to ... Cherokees and marched them westward to "Indian Territory" in Oklahoma, a journey the Cherokee called the "Trail of Tears." As many as a quarter ...