Missouri: Platte Purchase

These sites include information about the Platte Purchase. Tells briefly about the history of some of the counties included in the purchase, the Treaty of 1836, and a biography of Joseph Robidoux.

Grades

• 4,
• 5,
• 6,
• 7,
• 8

Links

• Buchanan County Missouri

  Read about the areas that were added into the state of Missouri in the Platte Purchase.

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• History of Platte County

  A brief look at the history of Platte County.

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• History of Nodaway County

  Read about the history of Nodaway County.

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• Platte City

  Review the history of Platte City which is found in Platte County.

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• Holt County

  Read a brief history of this county and its inclusion in the Platte Purchase.

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• Missouri Counties Map

  This is an easy-to-read map of the counties in Missouri. Find the six counties added to Missouri in the Platte Purchase. Click on the county to find out about it.

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Education Standards

• MO
  • 1.1
  • 1.5
  • 1.9
  • 2
  • 6

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Created: October 29, 2001 at 10:53 | Updated: January 14, 2013 at 16:32