Outlaws of the West 西部罪犯 It was very difficult to keep law and order in the West. 在西部很难遵纪守法。 Most settlers were honest people, but there were a lot of outlaws. 多数移居者是诚实的人，但也有很多不法之徒。...
Cowboys! 牛仔！ Everyone knows the word cowboy! 所有人都知道牛仔这个词！ The cowboy is an important part of American folklore. 牛仔是美国民俗中重要的一部分。 There are many films about cowboys and the West. 有很多关于...
Chapter Seven The Indian Wars 第七章 印第安战争 The Indian Wars began in the 1800s. 印第安战争始于19世纪。 Thousands of pioneers went to the West. They took the Indians' land. 数千名拓荒者前往西部，他们夺取了印第安人...
Chapter Six The California Gold Rush 第六章 加利福尼亚的淘金热潮 In 1848 John Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Fort in California. 1848年，约翰马歇尔在加利福尼亚的苏特堡发现了金子。 This western territory becam...
Chapter Five Life on the Frontier 第五章 边疆生活 When the settlers arrived at their destination they began to work. 当移居者抵达目的地时，他们开始工作。 They began to build a home and plant crops. 他们开始建造房屋，种...
Chapter Four Let's Go West! 第四章 去西部！ After the Lewis and Clark expedition settlers, gold prospectors and trappers went to the West. 在刘易斯和克拉克探险队之后，移居者，淘金者和捕兽者也去了西部。 The Americ...
Chapter Three The Lewis and Clark Expedition 第三章 刘易斯和克拉克探险队 In 1803 the United States President, Thomas Jefferson, bought the Louisiana territory from France. 美国总统托马斯杰斐逊在1803从法国那里购买了路易...
Chapter Two Daniel Boone 第二章 丹尼尔布恩 Before 1803 most of America was a wilderness. There were no maps and no roads. 1803年前美国大多数地区是一片荒野，那里没有地图也没有路。 Daniel Boone was a famous explorer an...
Chapter One The First Americans: The Indians 第一章 最早的美国人：印第安人 The American Indians came from Asia about 40,000 years ago! 美国印第安人大约从4万年前来自亚洲！ They crossed the Bering Strait. Then they went d...
The American West By Gina D.B.Clemen 《美国西部探险》作者Gina D. B. Clemen A Nation is Born. 一个国家诞生了。 Population: about 250 million people. States: 50. 人口：约2.5亿人。州：50个。 Important Rivers: Mississippi and...
