Westward Expansion

by Beatrice Harris

In the 1800s, American began to push west, sometimes into lands that weren't yet a part of the United States. This movement came to be called western expansion. Some believed the nation had a right to this land, and that it was the country's destiny. However, this romantic view doesn't reveal what this settlement meant: bloody conflicts, Native American displacement, and a renewed battle over slavery. This insightful volume provides the information...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538266555
• ISBN13: 9781538266557
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8