TY  - BOOK
AU  - Domnauer,Teresa
TI  - Westward expansion
T2  - A true book
SN  - 9780531205860
AV  - E179.5 .D654 2010
U1  - 978/.02 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York
PB  - Children's Press
KW  - Frontier and pioneer life
KW  - West (U.S.)
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - Indians of North America
KW  - History
KW  - Government relations
KW  - Overland journeys to the Pacific
KW  - United States
KW  - Territorial expansion
KW  - Discovery and exploration
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Literature
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 44) and index; 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?
N2  - Describes the causes, methods, people, and effects of the expansion of the original thirteen colonies to the West
ER  -