Manifest+Destiny

=Manifest Destiny and Territorial Growth Resources 1824- 1853=

THE BEST RESOURCE FOR COMPLETING YOUR TERRITORIAL GROWTH MAP IS THIS ANIMATED ATLAS. YOU CAN PAUSE AT ANY TIME TO FREEZE THE MAP...THEN CONTINUE

Animated Atlas- The Animated Territorial Growth map shown in class.

Manifest Destiny in 141 Maps

MORE MAP RESOURCES ARE LINKED BELOW.

49 Maps that Explain the United States

U.S. Population Center 1790-2010

Population Growth 1790-2010 (Animation)

When did States Join the Union? (A Color Coded, Scroll Over Map)

NEW Links... James Monroe- (History Channel Article / Links) Jackson vs. National Bank Video Interactive Trail of Tears Map Trail of Tears (History Channel Article/ Links) John Quincy Adams Video Texas Independence Timeline Remember the Alamo Rap Video Oregon Trail 101 Mexican War Timeline Interactive (PBS) Mexican War Video California Gold Rush- Gold Fever Video American Progress- Manifest Destiny Painting

__**Jackson Presidency-**__

The Hermitage- Home, Family, and Presidency

Bank War


 * Nullification Crisis (Caution- The Video is biased...but worth a discussion as it connects past events to present issues)**

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Indian Removal Act and Trail of Tears-(Teaching with Historic Places National Parks Lesson)

The Invasion of America (Animated, Hyperlinked Map and Video of all the Land Cessions and Treaties that resulted in Native American tribes being forced out of their homelands onto reservation lands established by the U.S. Government.)

Growth of American Settlement at the Expense of Native American Lands (similar to above link, but showing boundaries that match our territorial growth maps)


 * Life of Andrew Jackson**
 * Andrew Jackson 1 of 10**
 * Andrew Jackson 2 of 10**
 * Andrew Jackson 3 of 10**
 * Andrew Jackson 4 of 10**
 * Andrew Jackson 5 of 10**
 * Andrew Jackson 6 of 10**
 * Andrew Jackson 7 of 10**
 * Andrew Jackson 8 of 10 Presidency**
 * Andrew Jackson 9 of 10 Indian Removal Act**
 * Andrew Jackson 10 of 10 Jackson Epilogue**
 * Jackson Era in Review**
 * Jackson Era Review Part II**

__**Territorial Growth**__ Expansion of the United States Map 1763 - Present Animated Atlas- The Animated Territorial Growth map shown in class. New Perspectives on the West- PBS Companion Site: Great Overall Resource

Mexican Independence Territorial Expansion Expansion of the United States Map 1763 - Present

__**Texas**__ Texas Revolution (Enable Flash on your Chromebook to access all features)

The Alamo.org- Official Site of the Historical Society

The Alamo The Alamo - Deconstructed

Lone Star Junction- Great Collection of Primary Source Documents

__**Oregon Trail**__

The Oregon Trail- PBS Companion Site

__**Mormon Migration to Utah**__

The Mormons- History- PBS American Experience Companion Site

__**Mexican War**__ Mexican American War - 1 of 6 Mexican American War - 2 of 6 Mexican American War - 3 of 6 Mexican American War - 4 of 6 Mexican American War - 5 of 6 Mexican American War - 6 of 6

U.S. Mexican War- PBS Companion Site

__**California Gold Rush and State Hood**__

California Gold Rush- PBS American Experience Features

California as I Saw It- First Person Narratives of California's Early Years (Library of Congress)

__//**Coming After the Civil War...**//__

Transcontinental Railroad

Frontier Photographs from the 1880-90's Dakota Territory (From the closing of the frontier. Amazing pictures of natives, the U.S. army, mining, cowboys, frontier towns...)