Contents:Expansion: opportunities and challenges 2. The Geography of North America in 1840 3. Manifest Destiny, Frontier & US Expansion 6. The Sioux - Values & Beliefs 8. Going West in the 1840s - Why? 9. Going West in the 1840s - The Journey 10. Going West in the 1840s - The 1849 Gold Rush Consolidation 11. The Mormons - The Mormons Move West 12. The Mormons - At Salt Lake 13. The Mormons - Interpretations 14. Homesteaders - Why they went West 15. Homesteaders - Problems & 'Solutions' 16. Homesteaders - Interpretations
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Going DeeperThe following links will help you widen your knowledge: Brief Overview - from Edumentors
YouTube Crash Course US History - episode #24 is an interesting and lively introduction
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