Westward Expansion - Growth of a Nation and Events that Shaped it
This section contains an interactive map that details the many territorial acquisitions of the United States Government during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Profiles of America's Land Acquisitions - Online
Description: This comprehensive section includes profiles of twelve American land acquisitions or occupations including the Louisiana Purchase, Adams-Onis Treaty, Mexican-American war acquisitions, Alaska Purchase, Hawaii annexation, and many others.
Profiles of America's Land Acquisitions Scavenger Hunt
Description: This scavenger hunt is designed for use with the Profiles of America's Land Acquisition Section
Louisiana Purchase Description and Map
Description: This page describes the Louisiana Purchase.
Manifest Destiny
Description: This page describes the concept of manifest destiny and how it was used to justify expansion throughout the continent, and the expense of Native Americans and other nations.
Growth of a Nation - Monroe Doctrine
Description: This article describes the Monroe Doctrine, which amounted to America's first statement of Foreign Policy. It warned other nation's to stay out of America's domestic affairs.
Growth of a Nation - Adams-Onis Treaty
Description: This page describes the acquisition of Florida from Spain.
The Erie Canal
Description: This page describes the history and impact of the Erie Canal on Westward Expansion.
Cherokee Wars and the Trail of Tears
Description: This article describes the wars between the United States Government and the Cherokee people.
Growth of a Nation - Oregon Territory
Description: This page describes the Oregon Territory.
Growth of a Nation - Battle of the Alamo
Description: This page describes the Battle of the Alamo and Texas independence.
Growth of a Nation - Mexican-American War
Description: This page describes the Mexican-American War and the subsequent acquisition of what is now the American Southwest.
California Gold Rush
Description: This page describes the history and cause and effect of the California Gold Rush.
The Donner Party and the Forlorn Hope
Description: This article describes the chilling Donner Expedition along the California Trail.
Seminole Wars
Description: This section contains detailed information about the three Seminole Wars.
Black Hawk War
Description: This section contains detailed information about the Black Hawk War.
Comanche War
Description: This section contains detailed information about the Comanche War.
Whitman Massacre
Description: This section contains detailed information about the Whitman Massacre in what is now Washington State.
Dakota Wars
Description: This section contains detailed information about the Dakota (Sioux) Wars.
Navajo Wars and the Long Walk
Description: This section contains detailed information about the Navajo Wars and the Long Walk.
Nez Perce War
Description: This section contains detailed information about the Nez Perce War.
Growth of a Nation - 49th Parallel
Description: This page describes the 49 the parallel - the border established between the United States and British Canada in 1818.
The Comstock Lode and Nevada Silver Rush
Description: This article describes the discovery of the Comstock Lode and the ensuing Nevada Silver Rush
The Know-Nothings
Description: This article describes the rise and fall of the Know-Nothing Party of the mid 19th-century.
The Pony Express
Description: This article provides a brief history and description of the Pony Express
The Partisan Politics of the Civil War Era
Description: This article describes the prominent parties that shaped the political landscape of the Civil War era.
Growth of a Nation - Alaska Purchase
Description: This page describes "Seward's Folly" - the Alaska Purchase.
Growth of a Nation - Gadsden Purchase
Description: This page describes the Gadsden Purchase which allowed America to acquire southern portions of Arizona and New Mexico.
Growth of a Nation - Annexation of Hawaii
Description: This page describes the acquisition of Hawaii.
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