| The Library of the Westward Expansion Set 2: Take Your Students West on a Voyage of Discovery Contributor(s): Randolph, Ryan P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0823972739 ISBN-13: 9780823972739 Publisher: PowerKids Press OUR PRICE: $111.15 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History |
| Series: Library of the Students West on a Voyage of Discovery |
| Physical Information: 24 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: By reading about the history of our nation's expansion after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, students will learn about the following themes that form the framework for history standards: - Readers will understand the U.S. territorial expansion from 1803 to 1861 and how it affected the nation's relations with Native Americans. - Students will learn how increasing immigration to the West changed American lives and led to regional tensions. - They will also understand that with this rapid immigration came changes in cultural, religious, and social patterns. - Readers will learn how new social patterns, conflicts, and ideas of national unity developed amid growing cultural diversity. |