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Westward Expansion — Content Guide for Parents

By Allison LassieurCapstoneISBN 9781515743002112 pages
Westward Expansion

Found in this book

  • ViolenceSupporting
  • Race & cultureSupporting

Not found

  • Scary content
  • Religion
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender roles
  • Gender & orientation

Couldn't confirm

  • Profanity
  • Profanity: The sources do not include the book's text or a language review, so swearing cannot be ruled out.

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Religion

PRESENT

Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

The era of Westward Expansion was a turning point in U.S. history. When President Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from the French in 1803, it nearly doubled the size of the nation. The president sent Lewis and Clark to learn more about this land. Many people thought it was the nation's destiny to expand all the way to the Pacific Ocean, a belief known as Manifest Destiny. People moved west to farm, to start businesses, or to strike it rich. But the American Indians who were native to these lands had a different perspective. If you were around at the time of Westward Expansion would you have been: A traveler on the Oregon Trail? A laborer? A Sioux warrior? You Choose offers multiple perspectives in history, supporting Common Core reading standards and providing readers a front row seat to the past.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Westward Expansion appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    Some story paths include fighting and deaths, such as a character shot by a bullet and a Sioux warrior's conflict with settlers and soldiers. One of the three story paths follows a Sioux (Lakota) warrior, and the book presents the American Indian view of settlers taking their land.

  • Does Westward Expansion have violence?

    Found (Supporting): Some story paths include fighting and deaths, such as a character shot by a bullet and a Sioux warrior's conflict with settlers and soldiers.

  • Does Westward Expansion have scary content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Westward Expansion have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Westward Expansion have race & culture?

    Found (Supporting): One of the three story paths follows a Sioux (Lakota) warrior, and the book presents the American Indian view of settlers taking their land.

  • Does Westward Expansion have profanity?

    Couldn't confirm: The sources do not include the book's text or a language review, so swearing cannot be ruled out.

  • Does Westward Expansion have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Westward Expansion have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Westward Expansion have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Westward Expansion have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

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