Forging the Nation Through Westward Expansion

Forging the Nation Through Westward Expansion

Welcome to this learning session on Forging the Nation Through Westward Expansion In this course we shall address:The Great American DesertManifest Destiny: Expansionist IdeologyThe Mormons: PersecutionThe Mormons: Great Salt LakeJourney West: Push and Pull FactorsJourney West: Pioneer TrailsThe Miners: Gold Rushes and BoomtownsPlains Indians: Way of LifePlains Indians: Beliefs and SpiritualityPlains Indians: Tribes and WarfareThe Permanent Indian FrontierFort Laramie Treaty 1851There will be a ...