Westward Expansion
New York : Children's Press, [2010]
Format: Book
Description: 48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 22 cm.
Describes the causes, methods, people, and effects of the expansion of the original thirteen colonies to the West.
Series: True book.
Contents:
A growing nation : why did people begin moving to the West? -- Beyond the Appalachians : who blazed a trail through the Appalachian Mountains? -- Exploring the West : how did men and women work together to explore the West? -- Native American struggles :why were Native Americans forced to leave their homelands? -- Pathway to the Pacific : why did the United States fight a war with Mexico? -- The end of the frontier : what dangers did cowboys face in the West?
Subjects:
Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Juvenile literature.
Indians of North America -- West (U.S.) -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Indians of North America -- Government relations -- Juvenile literature.
Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- Territorial expansion -- Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration -- Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Juvenile literature.
Indians of North America -- West (U.S.) -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Indians of North America -- Government relations -- Juvenile literature.
Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- Territorial expansion -- Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration -- Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: 008-012
ISBN:
053120586X
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C HISTORY US Westward Dom | Sandhills Indoors | Children's NonFiction | Held |
Includes bibliographical references (page 44) and index.