AA America, 1840-1895: Expansion and consolidation key terms

Manifest Destiny

Manifest Destiny is a History term for this objective because it helps explain the geography of North America, attitudes to the Great American Desert and the belief in Manifest...

North America

In Part one: Expansion: opportunities and challenges, North America should be used with evidence and chronology, not as a vague label.

Mormons

Mormons is a History term for this objective because it helps explain why early settlers went west and the challenges faced by Brigham Young, the Mormons, pioneer migrant...

Mormons

In Part one: Expansion: opportunities and challenges, Mormons should be used with evidence and chronology, not as a vague label.

Plains Indians

Plains Indians is a History term for this objective because it helps explain Plains Indians' way of life, early American Government policy towards the Plains Indians, the...

Permanent Indian Frontier

In Part one: Expansion: opportunities and challenges, Permanent Indian Frontier should be used with evidence and chronology, not as a vague label.

Fort Laramie Treaty

Fort Laramie Treaty is a History term for this objective because it helps explain increasing conflict on the Plains, including the Fort Laramie Treaty 1851, concentration...

Indian Wars

In Part two: Conflict across America, Indian Wars should be used with evidence and chronology, not as a vague label.

American Civil War

American Civil War is a History term for this objective because it helps explain the background to the American Civil War, including North-South differences, slavery, westward...

American Civil War

In Part two: Conflict across America, American Civil War should be used with evidence and chronology, not as a vague label.

Mountain Meadow Massacre

Mountain Meadow Massacre is a History term for this objective because it helps explain coming to terms with the Mormons, including the Mountain Meadow Massacre and its...

Mountain Meadow Massacre

In Part two: Conflict across America, Mountain Meadow Massacre should be used with evidence and chronology, not as a vague label.

Reconstruction

Reconstruction is a History term for this objective because it helps explain the aftermath of the American Civil War, including the 13th Amendment, Civil Rights Act,...

13th Amendment

In Part three: Consolidation: forging the nation, 13th Amendment should be used with evidence and chronology, not as a vague label.

Homesteaders

Homesteaders is a History term for this objective because it helps explain continued western settlement, including Homesteaders, reasons for going west, government actions and...

Homesteaders

In Part three: Consolidation: forging the nation, Homesteaders should be used with evidence and chronology, not as a vague label.

Dawes Act

Dawes Act is a History term for this objective because it helps explain the resolution of the Indian problem after 1865, including small reservations, attitudes to Native...

Wounded Knee

In Part three: Consolidation: forging the nation, Wounded Knee should be used with evidence and chronology, not as a vague label.