Flint Public Library (Middleton)

Westward expansion, 1803-1900s, Steve Goldsworthy

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Westward expansion, 1803-1900s

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Steve Goldsworthy

U.S. history timelines

Accelerated Reader AR, 5.9, 1.0, 167999.

Recounts the key events in the westward expansion of the United States and the settlement of the western frontier. It includes the immigration boom from Europe to the United States, the Louisiana Purchase, the Gold Rush, and the travels of Louis and Clark

Before expansion -- A nation divided -- The race to claim land -- Trouble for American Indians -- The Oregon territory -- The Mexican-American War -- The Kansas-Nebraska Act -- The Homestead Act -- American Indian resistance -- The wild frontier -- Harassment and massacre -- Turn of the century

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