Your journal should reflect the goals, hopes, and dreams of the nation to increase both the westward movement of settlers and the territorial expansion of the united states. It was a time of growth and adventure for settlers, and loss for. Westward, the course of empire takes its way aka westward ho. Expansion was also motivated by religious and civic ideology and conflicting forces over the question of slavery and its continued existence. Manifest destiny was a widelyheld cultural belief in the 19thcentury united states that its. Each of the following alphabetical words is connected somehow to the westward expansion. Interesting facts about westward expansion and the old west. This is narrative history writ large and vigorouslywith foreshadowings of. Manifest destiny was based on the belief of cultural and racial superiority over other nations and the obligation to bring enlightenment and civilization to other races like the native. It came in on time and was a great resource to have. What do these political and diplomatic documents reveal about american intentions, justifications, and assumptions. Students will analyze primary sources to uncover reasons for expansion, and learn how motivations changed over time. The term westward expansion refers to the period of time during the 19th century when the united states federal government acquired more than a million square miles of land west of the mississippi river, resulting in widespread american migration to the west. As a student teacher i needed this book for a unit on westward expansion.
In this project you will be working by yourself to create a first person, time appropriate journal about your journey west to fulfill the dream of manifest destiny. In this timeline skills game, students show their knowledge of the westward expansion by following context clues to order events and win artifacts. One wellknown set of documents is a series of letters by william swain written to his wife sabrina swain and his brother george swain. Can you tell us all about what happened during this period of time and what led to it in this quiz. This book, westward expansion, is a collaborative work between three american history classes from spirit lake, iowa. Westward expansion and industrialization conditions in a typical mining town were shady at best.
Ever since the first pioneers settled in the united states at the east, the country has been expanding westward. From the thirteen colonies to the mexican cession, your. First, it came from population pressure and the desire for more land, particularly quality farmland. When president thomas jefferson bought the louisiana territory from the french government in 1803, it doubled the size of the existing united states. Your job is to describe the connection and give important information about the vocabulary word. The 1840s marked a period of unfettered expansion and exploration in america.
Remember people migrated to the west for a variety of reasons. Arguments foragainst westward expansion 1 s t hour. Westward expansion timeline for kids american historama. Westward expansion wikibooks, open books for an open world. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The trail of tears sometimes meetings between those moving west and the native americans were good and at other times they were terrible.
Westward expansion 248 grade 5 handbook teaching idea students may enjoy hearing excerpts from letters and autobiographies of people who participated in the gold rush of 1849. Gr 46each title in this engaging series is actually two books in one, right down to having two front covers and two indexes. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. Westward expansion facts dates 18071910 where western territories of the united states. The oregon trail, the longest of the overland routes used in the westward expansion of the united states, was first traced by explorers and fur traders for traveling to the oregon country. Westward expansion acrostic by shelby bednar e travel on towards the western frontier ven traversing through the toughest terrain topping is not an option until we get to the pacific ocean.
Explore uncharted territory in the american frontier with the characters in these historical fiction books. Manifest destiny and westward expansion history teaching. Our mission is to engage, educate, and inspire all learners to discover and explore the records of the american people preserved by the national archives. Explain the evolution of american views about westward migration in the midnineteenth century analyz. Westward expansion books meet your next favorite book. Instructions this activity can be used to introduce a unit on westward expansion. Throughout history, their iconic lifestyle has been glamorized in countless books, movies. Manifest destiny, a phrase coined in 1845, is the idea that the united states is. Being a brazilian, im not quite familiar with the details of the american expansion westward, so. Students could then juxtapose two 1859 documents by juan. A history perspectives book perspectives library kristin marciniak. Docsteach is a product of the national archives education division. Westward expansion throughout the 1800s, americans pushed ever westward in the search of prosperity and the american dream. Manaseh cutler, a protagonist of david mcculloughs new book, the pioneers, is a.
The main route of the oregon trail stopped at the hudsons bay company fort hall, a major resupply route along the trail near presentday pocatello and where. Westward expansion, the 19thcentury movement of settlers into the. Trappers went to oregon for the profit that could be made from fur trading. A collection of resolutions, declarations, and treaties dealing with texas independence, the acquisition of oregon and texas, and the mexicanamerican war provides another way to approach the ideology of manifest destiny. Since the first americans set foot upon north america they have continued to move west. Westward expansion in american history exploded for several reasons. Learn about the louisiana purchase, manifest destiny, the gold rush and more. Concerns in the united states that european powers especially great britain were seeking to.
Unfortunately, bad meetings resulted from a misunderstanding of the values of the others culture. One of the biggest issues facing the move west was the destruction of the buffalo. Families of pioneers swept westward and founded new communities throughout what is now the midwest, and. Favorite westward expansion literature simply charlotte. The history of westward expansion and manifest destiny. The social center of these communities was the saloon. Although 80 percent of the fortyniners were from the united. And how, anyway, could one fault a people bringing schools and churches and all the goods of industry. Whether inspired by the romantic nationalism of john osullivans manifest destiny, or by the more material goal of striking gold at sutters mill, nearly half a million americans pushed westward by land and by sea in search of new ground, new opportunities, and new lives.
Examining this tension between unity and division help us learn about the history of the country. Westward expansion and manifest destiny for kids the notion of the manifest destiny of the united states was that the occupation the whole continent of north america, was a divine right of the american people. The not so big book of westward expansion printables. List of books and articles about western expansion.
Ships that docked in san francisco bay at the height of the fever risked losing their entire crews to the goldfields. The telegraph was a machine that could transmit messages from long distances, along a wire. Along with each book you can find free teaching resources, such as lesson plans, extension activities, book talks and discussion questions at. The split history of westward expansion in the united states. Manifest destiny and american territorial expansion bedford series in. Osullivans original conception of manifest destiny was not a call for territorial expansion by force. Westward expansion and big businesses flashcards quizlet. Articles tagged as westward expansion smithsonian magazine. Her father gets delayed returning to the lighthouse with medicine for her sick mother so she has to keep the lighthouse lights going and take care of her mother and sisters. This invention helped very much in westward expansion, as it was used for telling the weather, communicating whether it was safe for traveling, or providing directions. The story of westward expansion in the united states is often told from the perspective of the men and women who crossed the great plains in search of. Westward expansion facts dates 18071910 where western territories of the. After the war of 1812 much of americas attention turned to exploration and settlement of its territory to the west, which had been greatly enlarged by the louisiana purchase. During his presidency much of the land west of the louisiana purchase was added to the county including texas, the mexican.
But they had proof so on may 1848 30,000 people headed to california. Not when this all happened against the backdrop of genocide. Manifest destiny and indian removal the american experience in. Historian examines animals role in westward expansion. He argued that during the reconstruction era, native. The westward expansion a to z book by learning with. Limiting rates group of farmers who pooled their money together to buy large amounts of tools, seed, supplies, etc. The belief that settlers were destined to expand to the west is often referred to as manifest destiny. The great losers in this westward wave were the native american tribes. Lauren markham on two very different stories of manifest destiny.
Americans have always believed in their manifest destiny or the right of the united states to conquer the continent and spread freedom and democracy across the continent. From the thirteen colonies to the mexican cession, your learners will track the territorial acquisitions made by the united states during eighteenth and nineteenth centuries with this printable booklet. Ten westward expansion lessons in this packed 317 page american history resource feature nonfiction informational text balanced with a mix of engaging handson activities, and interactive notebook assignments exploring the louisiana purchase, lewis and clark expedition, gold rush, famous trails west, and conflicts such as the texas revolution and mexican war. The acquisition of hawaii and alaska, though not usually included in. In the minds of white americans, the indians were not using the land to its full potential as they reserved large tracts of unspoiled land for hunting, leaving the land. By 1840 almost 7 million americans had migrated westward in hopes of securing land and being prosperous. Viewing 15 posts 1 through 15 of 15 total author posts may 1, 2012 at 6. Capital, emmanuel leutze, 1860 old west by the 1810s and 20s, mountain men trapped in the rockies, where cold weather and high altitudes made animal furs thicker. This machine would not send voice, but pulses, beeps, offtones, lights, and clicks.
Gigliottis united states history westward expansion. Start studying westward expansion and big businesses. Amazon this is a great story through which the native american culture during the westward expansion of the united states is realistically and sympathetically portrayed. Westward expansion unites and divides the united states throughout the history of the united states, various forces have worked to unify the country while, at the same time, other forces have worked to divide the country. Westward expansion was the 19thcentury movement of settlers, agriculture and industry into the american west.
Gambling, drinking, and fighting were widespread, and justice was often determined by the hardest punch or the fastest draw. Created by scholastic teacher consultant michelle higgins, an elementary school teacher in new jersey. The not so big book of westward expansion ppt video online. Keep the lights burning, abbie by peter and connie roop this story is about a girl of the same time period as westward expansion. I would suggest it to anyone who wants to learn more about westward expansion on an elementary school level.
Westward expansion unites and divides the united states. An 1842 treaty between great britain and the united states partially. Teach the westward expansion through the alphabet with this a to z vocabulary book. Westward expansion interactive notebook unit splash. Arguments foragainst westward expansion 2 nd hour natives against. The country was so vast, of course, that one or a hundred or a thousand men could have very little effect. The period covered is from about 1500 to 1930, with emphasis on the fifty years following the civil war. In 1803 the louisiana purchase took place, doubling the size of the country. Professor joseph genetinpilawa spoke about postcivil war westward expansion, and how it affected native americans and federal indian policy. The controversy over slavery further fueled expansionism, as the north and south each wanted the nation to admit new states that supported its sections economic, political, and slave policies. Commonlit text sets westward expansion free reading.