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Shaping America. Lesson 18, Moving westward. Part 2 / [producer/director, Julia Dyer].
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Acquisition of territory--United States--History--19th century.
- Acquisition of territory.
- Harbors--Access--United States--History--19th century.
- Harbors.
- Oregon National Historic Trail--History--19th century.
- Oregon National Historic Trail.
- Oregon Territory--History--19th century.
- Oregon Territory.
- Genre:
- Film excerpts.
- Documentary films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (4 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Oregon fever
- Shaping America : U.S. history to 1877
- Place of Publication:
- Dallas, TX : Dallas County Community College District, 2001.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Moving Westward shows that by the 1840s, Americans once again claimed the territory of others. It analyzes the "Manifest Destiny" of the U.S., as the nation annexes Texas, acquires the Oregon territory and forces Mexico to cede California and the southwest as a result of war.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed June 4, 2019).
- OCLC:
- 1112133486
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