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Shaping America. Lesson 18, Moving westward. Part 1 / [producer/director, Julia Dyer].
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Manifest Destiny.
- United States--Territorial expansion--History--19th century.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Film excerpts.
- Documentary films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (2 minutes)
- Other Title:
- 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:
- 1112141707
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