LibGuides: HUM-1020 v1: Week 4 Resources

Week 4 Resources

Westward Expansion: The Empire of Liberty
Westward expansion: Episode 5--A biography of America. (2000). In Films On Demand. Films Media Group. https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=102577&xtid=111497
- This resource reviews how our society went westward in search of gold and a new life. It also discusses some of the major events such as the Louisiana purchase.
Causes and Effects of Westward Expansion
Morrison, M. A. (2011). Manifest destinies: America’s westward expansion and the road to the Civil War. Journal of American History, 2, 525.
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- This resource reviews how the Manifest Destiny influenced westward expansion and what were the causes and effects of the manifest destiny.

America's Last Frontier: Oklahoma
Dwyer, J. J. (2015). America’s last frontier: Oklahoma: with America’s westward expansion petering out, owing to a lack of available land, easterners demanded that government open up Indian territory, leading to land rushes. The New American, 21, 32. Retrieved from https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=sso&db=edsgao&AN=edsgcl.435001704&site=eds-live&scope=site&custid=natuniv
- This resource reviews how our society went westward in search of gold and a new life. It also discusses how Oklahoma was one of the last frontiers for America.