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Westward movement, the populating by Europeans of the land within the continental boundaries of the mainland United States, a process that began shortly after the first colonial settlements were established along the Atlantic coast. Read more about its history and outcome.
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.
From exodusters to all-Black settlements, the essay describes the largely hidden role that African Americans played in western expansion.
13 Οκτ 2022 · Hundreds of thousands of people travelled west on the Oregon, California, and Santa Fe Trails, but their numbers did not ensure their safety. Illness, starvation, and other dangers—both real and imagined— made survival hard. (credit: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration)
Hundreds of thousands of people travelled west on the Oregon, California, and Santa Fe Trails, but their numbers did not ensure their safety. Illness, starvation, and other dangers—both real and imagined— made survival hard. (credit: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration)
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.
What were the motivations of the people who traveled west? What conditions did they encounter as they journeyed west? How did the conditions encountered influence their decisions? What were the conflicts between the settlers and the native people they encountered? How did policies of the U.S. government influence westward migration?
