United States History Student Edition

TOPIC 7

Settlers traveled by wagon train to the West. This painting from 1866 shows settlers heading west with the Rocky Mountains in the distance.

Political and Geographic Changes 1824–1854

INTRODUCTION LESSON 01 Introducing Political and Geographic Changes

300

LEARN THE EVENTS LESSONS 02 Jacksonian Democracy and Politics 305 03 Native American Conflicts and Removal 311 05 O regon, Florida, and Manifest Destiny 323 06 Texas and the War With Mexico 329 08 California and Utah 341

INQUIRY ACTIVITY LESSONS 04 Multiple Perspectives: Views on Native American Removal

317

07 Analyzing Sources: Oregon, Texas, and Manifest Destiny

335

09 Multiple Perspectives: Voices From the California Gold Rush

345

REVIEW AND APPLY LESSON 10 Reviewing Political and Geographic Changes

351

Yale University Art Gallery

299

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