Manifest Destiny: A Primary Source History of America's Territorial Expansion in the 19th Century

by J.T. Moriarty and Jesse Jarnow

Book Overview

Americans' belief that the country was destined to expand across the continent helped to create our greatest territorial growth, doubling the size of the young country. Using primary source documents and images, this is a lively account of our territorial expansion during the nineteenth century. Revealing the states that developed from these acquired territories, the book also provides significant information on the Mexican-American War, the effect...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1404201769
• ISBN13: 9781404201767
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Rosen Young Adult
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.0" x 10.5"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8