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Westward expansion
Title:
Westward expansion
ISBN:
9780531205860

9780531212493
Publication Information:
New York : Children's Press, c2010.
Physical Description:
48 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 22 cm.
Series:
Contents:
A growing nation : why did people begin moving to the West? -- Beyond the Appalachians : who blazed a trail through the Appalachian Mountains? -- Exploring the West : how did men and women work together to explore the West? -- Native American struggles : why were Native Americans forced to leave their homelands? -- Pathway to the Pacific : why did the United States fight a war with Mexico? -- The end of the frontier : what dangers did cowboys face in the West?
Reading Level:
930 L Lexile
Summary:
Describes the causes, methods, people, and effects of the expansion of the original thirteen colonies to the West.
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