What were three motivations for westward expansion? There are gold rushes and mining opportunities (silver in Nevada) Cowboy jobs are available, as well as faster travel to the West because of ...

The Removal Act of 1830 guaranteed the Indians lands in the west, but these ... by Mexico of American land, divided the country, with Democrats siding with expansion, and Abraham Lincoln calling ...

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of George D. Pratt. The Smithsonian Institution came of age in the era of Manif ...

Set within one of the more brutal and uncompromising periods of American history - the 19th Century Westward expansion - the show ... Territory amid a war over land and autonomy between religious ...

Rock Port Elementary students visited the museum to hear about westward expansion and build upon what they recently learned in class. "We spent a lot of time learning about the Oregon Trail and ...

The lands were declared to be closed Israeli military zones before they were declared state land. The Palestinians view the expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank as the main barrier ...

The Removal Act of 1830 guaranteed the Indians lands in the west, but these ... by Mexico of American land, divided the country, with Democrats siding with expansion, and Abraham Lincoln calling ...