Westward Expansion - Timeline, Events & Facts

Westward expansion, the 19th-century movement of settlers into the American West, began with the Louisiana Purchase and was fueled by the Gold Rush, the Oregon Trail and a belief in "manifest destiny."
Westward expansion, the 19th-century movement of settlers into the American West, began with the Louisiana Purchase and was fueled by the Gold Rush, the Oregon Trail and a belief in manifest destiny.
Historian Matthew Pinsker gives a crash course on the concept of manifest destiny and the seeds of westward American expansion.

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Westward Expansion Timeline: Behind America's Push West

Westward Expansion - Timeline, Events & Facts

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Westward Expansion Timeline: Behind America's Push West