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From Sea to Shining Sea (1820–1860)  

Expansion Leads to Conflict - Manifest Destiny, Texas Independence, War with Mexico

Cattle Industry on the Great Plains

A Growing America

American Nation - The New West 

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Western Expansion

Western Growth

Cowboys and Miners

Settling the West

Comstock Lode

Balancing Nationalism and Sectionalism 

Andrew Jackson 

Trail of Tears

The American West

Oregon Country

Texan Revolution

1862 - War on the Frontier

Changes on the Western Frontier

THE WEST- EXPLOITING AN EMPIRE

1801-1861 - Expansion and Reform 

Building a Nation 

In the Wake of War

Reconstruction in the West

Chapter 19: The New West (1865–1914)

Territorial Expansion and a New Century ppt

Settling the Far West

The Railroads 

Cattle Kingdoms and Cowhands

The American West, Mining and Ranching, Farming the Plains, Oklahoma Land Rush 

Closing the Western Frontier

See Also: Native Americans, Western Expansion, Wild West

For Kids

Native Americans 

The Populist Party 

Growth and Transformation (background) 

For Teachers

Taming the American West Unit & Support Materials

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Native American Lesson Plans

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