Historical Documents

ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Homestead Act Commemorative Stamp
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Map showing American territorial gains
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
The Louisiana Purchase
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
John Demos
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
This political cartoon illustrates James Buchanan beset by figures who employ quotes from the Ostend Manifesto to legitimize their criminal acts.
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
John Adams
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
No Annexation of Texas
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Liberator
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
American Progress
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), Multiple Eras
Judiciary Act
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Marbury v. Madison
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

Articles

ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

Historical Images

Collections

The American Cowboy
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), Multiple Eras
Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Nat Turner
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)