Was West Manifest...Or...Did We Have a Reservation

An Integrated, Interdisciplinary Thematic Unit on Westward Expansion Ao appreciate the democracy in which we live today, it is necessary for the middle school student to understand Western Expansion (1800-1900). Knowledge of the people, events, cultures, and democratic ideas of the times can help bring students to an understanding of how to be responsible local and global citizens now and in their own futures.