WESTWARD EXPANSION

Sixty short texts cover American history from 1800 to 1880. Topics include "Native American Life and Early Explorers," "Settling the West," and "Conflict Between Settlers and Native Americans." Among the primary sources cited are excerpts from the journals of Lewis and Clark detailing their famous expedition, an account of James Marshall’s discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill, and newspaper articles describing the construction of the first transcontinental railroad.