Use this History of The American Journey video entitled The Way West to study the American westward expansion during the first half of the 19th century. Learn about the economic and demographic pressures that led to western migration; the development of large scale farming in the Old Northwest; the extension of the plantation society into the Old Southwest; the philosophy of Manifest Destiny and its impact on westward expansion; the relationship among Native Americans, Hispanics, and American settlers; the Mexican War, and acquisition of the Southwest from Mexico.
Learn about The Way West.