Chapter 12: Westward Expansion And Manifest Destiny, 1841 - 1849 After reading this chapter, you should be able to do the following:
- Explain why Americans moved westward between 1820 and 1848.
- Examine the constraints in the West that forced people to adapt and explain the cultural outcomes.
- Analyze the effects of westward expansion on domestic politics and on America’s relations with other nations.
- Demonstrate how expansionist and economic expectations shaped Americans’ positions on slavery in the 1840s.
