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15 Δεκ 2009 · Westward expansion, the 19th-century movement of settlers into the American West, began with the Louisiana Purchase and was fueled by the Gold Rush, the Oregon Trail and a belief in "manifest ...
The documents in this set can be used to help students explore westward expansion of the United States and the resulting interactions among the West’s many cultural groups. Students could imagine that they are settlers from the East or Midwest, journeying to the West to start a new home.
Date: c. 1631 - c. 1895. Location: United States. the West. Context: American frontier. Key People: Marcus Whitman. Examine how U.S. westward movement and the annexation of Texas sparked the Mexican-American War.
The World at 1500. This chapter provides a snapshot of the major regions of the world at the year 1500. From South and Central Asia to Europe, Africa, and the Americas, each region was relatively well developed. The chapter highlights the strengths and weaknesses of each region to lay the ground for subsequent chapters.
From exodusters to all-Black settlements, the essay describes the largely hidden role that African Americans played in western expansion. While White easterners, immigrants, and African Americans were moving west, several hundred thousand Hispanics had already settled in the American Southwest prior to the U.S. government seizing the land ...
Westward Expansion. A significant push toward the west coast of North America began in the 1810s. It was intensified by the belief in manifest destiny, federally issued Indian removal acts, and economic promise. Pioneers traveled to Oregon and California using a network of trails leading west.
From exodusters to all-black settlements, the essay describes the largely hidden role that African Americans played in western expansion.
