AMERICAN EXPANSION Shifts in the Political Geography of the United States Resource #1 - The Geography of Expansion Resource #2 - Shifts in the Political "Geography" of the United States Resource #3 -Raw Numbers Resource #4 - Shifting Perspectives   Key Terms - Power and Politics

         While dramatic physical changes were occurring for the American nation, there were other, equally profound shifts in American political and intellectual culture that fundamentally altered the course of our history. Read through the data provided, and then be prepared to summarize what you think the data tells you about "who made decisions" and "how they were made".