In the nineteenth century, the United States expanded its territory westward at a dramatic pace, leading to conflict, national growth, and ongoing cultural exchange within a transformed continent.
Westward Expansion: Encounters at a Cultural Crossroads, Classroom Materials at the Library of Congress
Library of Congress: Media Gallery, Westward Expansion: Encounters at a Cultural Crossroads
Manifest Destiny and the West, Uncovering America
Western Expansion: Perspectives on Westward Expansion – Terra Foundation for American Art
10 Unit Content Ideas railroad, 5th grade social studies, westward expansion
resourcesforhistoryteachers / Westward Expansion from 1812 to the Civil War
Manifest Destiny and the West
Transforming the Nation (1865 - 1914) - 7th Grade - The American Story - LibGuides at New Canaan Country School
resourcesforhistoryteachers / Westward Expansion from 1812 to the Civil War
Using Graphic Novels in Education: Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales – Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
SOCIAL STUDIES - Mrs. Clyne-Davis' Cool Class