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".

The Electoral Process
Data Set #1 - Voter Qualifications - by state
Data Set #2 - A parade for "Old Tippecanoe"
Data Set #3 - The Conflict Between North and South
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincoln - 2nd Inaugural Address- March, 1865