ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Pioneers In Petticoats, by Helena Huntington Smith
Guiding Questions
What combination of economic, political and social developments was shaped by westward expansion?
How have perceptions of women and their role changed throughout history?
What is the relationship between perception and reality, specifically as it relates to gender roles?
Daniel Boone Escorting the American Settlers Through the Cumberland Gap by George Caleb Bingham
Teacher-to-Teacher
This collection provides an excellent opportunity to explore gender roles as well as perception. It’s important for students to realize how much was changing so quickly in the United States during the time of westward expansion, and what was happening in the eastern and southern parts of the United States had a direct and indirect bearing on what was occurring in the Midwest and the west.
- Pioneers In Petticoats (February 1959 | Volume: 10, Issue: 2) articles_ah
- A Breaking Scene of the Western Pioneers historical_images
- American Progress by John Gast historical_documents
- U.S. Territorial Acquisition Map historical_images
- The Problem of the West historical_documents
- Address Delivered at Seneca Falls historical_documents
- Frederick Jackson Turner- Short Biography historical_documents