Title: Manifest destinies
Description: A sweeping history of the 1840s that captures America's enormous sense of possibility and shows how the extraordinary expansion of territories forced the nation to come to grips with the deep rift that would bring war just a decade later.
Subjects: Manifest Destiny, Territorial expansion, Mexican War, 1846-1848, Causes, History, United states, territories and possessions, Mexican war, 1846-1848, United states, territorial expansion, United states, history, 1815-1861, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, causes
Places: United States
Time periods: Civil War, 1861-1865, 1815-1861