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Series
Publisher
Bridgestone Books
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explains the events that led Napoleon Bonaparte to sell the Louisiana Territory and the difficulties that Thomas Jefferson had in making the purchase that doubled the size of the United States.
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Explores the role of rivers as roads in the exploration and westward expansion of America since precolonial times, discussing the histories of the Hudson, Ohio, Mississippi, Missouri, and Colorado rivers, the Rio Grande, and the Erie Canal.
Author
Series
Fact finders. Cause and effect volume Juvenile literature
Publisher
Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Explains westward expansion in the United States and its impact"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Looks at the political and economic history of the region between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains which, when purchased by Jefferson in 1803, doubled the size of the United States and led the way to further expansion.
Author
Publisher
Bridgestone Books
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses colonial America's need for a route to the west, how the Wilderness Road developed, early explorers and settlements along its path, and the impact it had on western expansion.
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