Video: Gone West - The Growth of a Nation

Summary:

Description: This program traces the westward expansion of the United States. It describes the treaties and military campaigns that pushed borders westward while armies of emigrants, inspired by the doctrine of Manifest Destiny, tramped toward their Promised Land. Live-action reenactments depict pioneer life on the wagon trains and in the tent settlements that sprung up at trail's end. © 1998 United Learning Grades: 6-8 (26 minutes)

Segments:

Westward Expansion: A Glorious Story (01:12)
In the Beginning the West Lay in the East: European Territories 1750-1763 (01:51)
Independence and the Louisiana Purchase: The Changing Face of the United States 1776-1803 (01:00)
Lousiana and Beyond: Early Exploration and Settlement (06:07)
The Lewis and Clark Expedition (00:39)
The Spanish Missions and Russian Outposts (01:04)
America and Britain: The Oregon Country (01:02)
The Adams-Onis Treaty (00:44)
The Santa Fe Trail (01:23)
Bent's Fort (01:11)
The Establishment of States (01:31)
Manifest Destiny (05:06)
Native Americans and Manifest Destiny (01:50)
The Oregon Trail (01:28)
The Mexican-American War and the Gadsden Purchase (01:08)
The California Gold Rush (00:28)
Frontier Life (06:07)
A Very Strange Land Indeed! (00:58)
Wagon Trains (01:51)
The Growth of Towns: The Homestead Act (01:37)
The Transformation of the American West: The First Transcontinental Railroad (01:31)
Video Quiz: Gone West: The Growth of a Nation (02:36)