By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Explain Ronald Reagan’s attitude towards government
Discuss the Reagan administration’s economic policies and their effects on the nation
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Identify the challenges that farmers faced as they settled west of the Mississippi River
Describe the unique experiences of women who participated in westward migration
The Westward Spirit
Homesteading: Dreams and Realities
Making a Living in Gold and Cattle
The Loss of American Indian Life and Culture
The Impact of Expansion on Chinese Immigrants and Hispanic Citizens
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Identify the major discoveries and developments in western gold, silver, and copper mining in the mid-nineteenth century
Explain why the cattle industry was paramount to the development of the West and how it became the catalyst for violent range wars
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Describe the treatment of Chinese immigrants and Hispanic citizens during the westward expansion of the nineteenth century
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Describe the methods that the U.S. government used to address the “Indian threat” during the settlement of the West
Explain the process of “Americanization” as it applied to Indians in the nineteenth century
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Explain the evolution of American views about westward migration in the mid-nineteenth century
Analyze the ways in which the federal government facilitated Americans’ westward migration in the mid-nineteenth century
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Describe the competing visions of the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans
Identify the protections granted to citizens under the Bill of Rights
Explain Alexander Hamilton’s financial programs as secretary of the treasury
Competing Visions: Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
The New American Republic
Partisan Politics
The United States Goes Back to War
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Identify key examples of partisan wrangling between the Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
Describe how foreign relations affected American politics
Assess the importance of the Louisiana Purchase
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Identify the major foreign and domestic uprisings of the early 1790s
Explain the effect of these uprisings on the political system of the United States
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Describe the causes and consequences of the War of 1812
Identify the important events of the War of 1812 and explain their significance
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Discuss the status of Great Britain’s North American colonies in the years directly following the French and Indian War
Describe the size and scope of the British debt at the end of the French and Indian War
Explain how the British Parliament responded to the debt crisis
Outline the purpose of the Proclamation Line, the Sugar Act, and the Currency Act
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Describe the state of affairs between the colonies and the home government in 1774
Explain the purpose and results of the First Continental Congress
Confronting the National Debt: The Aftermath of the French and Indian War
The Stamp Act and the Sons and Daughters of Liberty
The Townshend Acts and Colonial Protest
The Destruction of the Tea and the Coercive Acts
Disaffection: The First Continental Congress and American Identity