Westward Expansion and Regional Differences

Horse-drawn combine harvesting wheat in the Midwest, 19th century. (© Bettmann/CORBIS)

1. Building Unity
2. Extension of Slavery
3. Latin America and the Monroe Doctrine
4. Factionalism and Political Parties
5. Nullification Crisis
6. The Bank Fight
7. Whigs, Democrats and "Know-Nothings"
8. Stirrings of Reform
9. Women's Rights
10. Westward
11. The Frontier, the "West" and the American Experience

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    • Acknowledgements
    • Early America
    • The Colonial Period
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    • The Formation of a National Government
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    • Sectional Conflict
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    • Discontent and Reform
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    • Bridge to the 21st Century
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