Westward Expansion (SS4H3)

SS4H3 Explain westward expansion in America

Describe the causes and events of the War of 1812; include the burning of the Capitol and the White House and the writing of “The Star Spangled Banner.”
Describe the impact of westward expansion on American Indians; include the Trail of Tears, Battle of Little Bighorn and the forced relocation of American Indians to reservations.
Describe territorial expansion with emphasis on the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis and Clark expedition, and the acquisitions of Texas (the Alamo and independence), Oregon (Oregon Trail), and California (Gold Rush and the development of mining towns).

Cherokee Indians Relocation Papers (Georgia Historical Society)
Collection on William Harris Crawford (Georgia Historical Society)
Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library Rare Map Collection (Hargrett Library)
Headright and Bounty Plats of Survey, 1783-1909 (Georgia Archives)
James Woodrow papers, 1808, 1836-1916 [bulk 1850-1867] (Columbia Theological Seminary)
John Macpherson Berrien Papers (Georgia Historical Society)
Keith M. Read collection, 1732-1905 (Hargrett Library)
Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842 (Hargrett Library, Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Frank H. McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, LaFayette-Walker County Library, Tennessee State Museum, and University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Special Collections)