How is the term “westward expansion” problematic?

Videos from Colin Calloway

How did Indian societies adapt to the arrival of Europeans?
  • November 15, 2011
Why is it important to incorporate Native American perspectives in U.S. history?
  • November 15, 2011
How does the Kiowa smallpox legend contribute to our understanding of their history?
  • November 15, 2011
In Indian societies, what is the purpose of a myth or legend?
  • November 15, 2011
How do Indian primary sources contribute to our understanding of westward expansion?
  • November 15, 2011
What things do historians have to consider when they analyze Native American primary sources?
  • November 15, 2011
How did interactions between Indian and European groups in the West change after 1800?
  • November 15, 2011
How did horses change the lives of Native American women?
  • November 15, 2011
Who are you and what do you do?
  • November 15, 2011
What was the North American West like before Europeans arrived?
  • November 15, 2011
Why are Indian views sometimes left out of the history of the West?
  • November 15, 2011
How is the term “westward expansion” problematic?
  • November 15, 2011
A New Nation: Introduction
  • April 26, 2018
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