Era 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

Era 4: expansion and reform (1801-1861)

Era Four One-page Guide (PDF) (This is a one page document for teachers to reference when creating their lesson plans. By checking the standards that apply, teachers can show how their lessons meet district, state, and national curriculum Standards.)

Era Four Summary (PDF)

Era Four: Standard Guide (PDF)

Pinterest Board for this Era

Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (mural study, U.S. Capitol) 1861 Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze Smithsonian American Art Museum

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Presentations

Bison R Us: The Buffalo as Cultural Icon presentation by Elliott West at the 2004 Summer Institute. Presentation Notes
The Mexican-American War by Dr. Thomas Andrews
Tata Atanasio Trujillo’s Unlikely Tale: A Family Story of Ute Indians and Nuevomexicanos in the Colorado Borderlands by Dr. Thomas Andrews
The Coming of the Civil War by Dr. Thomas Andrews
Indian Removal by Dr. Thomas Andrews
“Making Sense of Maps” by David Stephens (Map Analysis)

Curriculum

Civilized Savages: American Indian Policies in the Age of Jefferson (Primary Source-Based Unit) by Derek Strahn, Bozeman High School
Andrew Jackson: Heads or Tails by Danice Toyias
Maps and Western Expansion--Map Analysis and Mapping the West by Jim Bruggeman

Books

Joy Hakim, The New Nation (Book Number 4)
James M. McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era (Oxford History of the United States)
Theda Perdue and Michael Green, The Cherokee Removal: A Brief History with Documents (The Bedford Series in History and Culture)

Links and Resources

For additional resources,background information, links, and more on the "Significance of the Frontier," visit the PBS New Perspectives on the West website. http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/resources/links/index.htm#topics
U.S. Census Maps http://www.segenealogy.com/sgo03.htm
American Passages Context Activities: Miss America, The Image of Columbia
The Geneology of American Political Parties from John Hicks

Bibliographies

Andrew Jackson, "The Golden Age" of Democracy and the Market Revolution

Altshuler, Glenn C. and Suart M. Blumin. "The Limits of Political Engagement in Antebellum America ." Journal of American History, 1997 84(3): 855-885.
Remini, Robert V. Andrew Jackson and the Course of American Democracy, 1833-1846. New York : Oxford Press, 1991.
Watson, Harry L. Andrew Jackson vs. Henry Clay: Democracy and Development in Antebellum America. Boston : Bedford/St. Martins, 1998.

Indian Removal and the Story of Major Ridge

King, C. Richard and Charles Fruehling Springwood. Team Spirits: The Native American Mascots Controversy. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2001.
Perdue, Theda and Michael Green. The Cherokee Removal: A Brief History with Documents.
Perdue, Theda. Slavery and the Evolution of Cherokee Society, 1540-1866. Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, 2002.
Rogin, Michael Paul. Fathers and Children: Andrew Jackson and the Subjugation of the American Indian. New York : Knopf, 1975.
Wilkins, Thurman. Cherokee Tragedy: The Ridge Family and the Decimation of a People. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986.
Wildinson, David Maria. Oblivious Altar: A Novel of Courage. New York : New American Library, 2002.