- Description
What did Manifest Destiny mean to the United States? How did Native Americans and African-Americans fit into Westward Expansion?
This lesson plan compares Emanuel Leutze's 1861 study of Westward the Course of Empire Takes its Way to the final mural in the United States House of Representatives. Analysis of the artwork and the changes made to the final version teach the history of Westward Expansion and Manifest Destiny.
- Grade
- 5-12