An Outline of American History (2005)

Chapter Five:
Westward Expansion and Regional Differences

Table of Contents

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

Chapter 5: Westward Expansion and Regional Differences Building Unity Extension of Slavery Latin America and the Monroe Doctrine Factionalism and Political Parties Nullification Crisis The Bank Fight Whigs, Democrats and "Know-Nothings" Stirrings of Reform Women's Rights Westward The Frontier, the "West", and the American Experience