By reading about the history of our nation’s expansion after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, students will learn about the following themes that form the framework for history standards:
- Readers will understand the U.S. territorial expansion from 1803 to 1861 and how it affected the nation’s relations with Native Americans. - Students will learn how increasing immigration to the West changed American lives and led to regional tensions. - They will also understand that with this rapid immigration came changes in cultural, religious, and social patterns. - Readers will learn how new social patterns, conflicts, and ideas of national unity developed amid growing cultural diversity.