The Great American Desert: Geography and Attitudes

The Great American Desert: Geography and Attitudes

Welcome to this learning session on The Great American Desert: Geography and Attitudes In this course we shall address:The Great American Desert Defined Inhospitable Conditions of the Great Plains Manifest Destiny: Expansionist Ideology The Mormons: Early Persecution Mormon Settlement at Great Salt Lake Journey West: Push and Pull Factors Journey West: Pioneer Trails The Miners and Gold Rushes Plains Indians: Way of Life Plains Indians: Spiritual Beliefs Plains Indians: Tribes and Warfare The Permanent Ind...