territorial expansion

Chronicles the westward expansion of the United States from the thirteen colonies and the old Northwest, the Louisiana Territory in 1803, and the annexation of the American West during the mid-1800s and profiles those who pioneered the land.

Presents the history of the westward expansion of the United States in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries through excerpts from letters, newspaper articles, journal entries, and laws of the time.

Presents a detailed, historical overview of America's territorial expansion westward, and covers the Louisiana Purchase, the gold rush to California, cowboys, conflicts with Native Americans, and frontier life.

Profiles the "Trail of Tears," the forced removal of five Southeastern Native American tribes to land west of the Mississippi River during the winter of 1838 and 1839.

This book describes the beginning of large waves of immigration in the 1800s from Ireland, Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Russia and the early years of the Industrial Revolution.

Profiles the life and adventures of President Theodore Roosevelt that chronicles his childhood and family heritage and accomplishments including the Panama Canal.

Magazine editor and author Cullen Murphy discusses similarities between the U.S. and the Roman Empire, arguing that the U.S. most resembles Rome in two areas in which change is possible: governmental corruption and "arrogant ignorance" of the outside world.

Examines the concept of expansionism, a belief in America's need to expand the territory of the country and spread democracy, the English language, and American culture around the world, looks at the role of expansionism in the history of the United States, and discusses related people, court cases, and events.

Discusses American territorial expansion in Hawaii, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines during the latter half of the nineteenth century and examines the economic, political, and social changes that occurred.

Examines the westward expansion and Manifest Destiny, and discusses the Mexican War, Oregon Trail, Transcontinental Railroad, and conflicts with Native Americans.