Homestead ACT and Westward Expansion: Settling the Western Frontier

Contributor(s): Harris, Irene (Author)

ISBN: 9781508149439

Publisher: PowerKids Press

$25.45

Pub Date: July 31, 2016

Dewey: 978.02

LCCN: 2015048097

Lexile Code: 0900

Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product

Target Age Group: 08 to 13

Physical Info: 0.40" H x 8.60" L x 7.20" W ( 0.60 lbs) 24 pages

BISAC Categories:

Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States 19th Century | Social Science | Politics and Government

Series: Spotlight on American History

Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000183564 ( Homestead ACT and Westward Expansion: Settling the Western Frontier)

Reading level: 5.50

Interest level: MG

Point value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: In the 19th century, thousands of Americans left their homes behind and set out for a life on the western frontier. This period of westward expansion had a huge hand in shaping the culture and identity of the United States. This title explores the push and pull factors that encouraged settlers to migrate, including the Homestead Act and similar policies. The text uses historical context and primary sources to provide a comprehensive look at westward expansion. Written to support elementary social studies curricula, readers will walk away with an understanding of the 19th century American West and the legacy settling it left behind.

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