Westward Movement, The

The Westward Movement Erpi Classroom Films Map of US shows growth since Independence. Diagram showing cross-section of westward expansion & map of routes - cutaways to shots of fertile land encountered en route. Waterway & railroad map. Map of addition of new states. Diagram showing varied terrain of Western region. Map of shipping routes used before South Pass discovered - VO re Gold Rush. 09:52:39 Great Plains scenes, grasslands. Map of cattle regions. Windmill; fences. Map of telegraph & railroad expansion - population growth through late 1800s. Map of US summarising westward expansion & immigration. Optical w/ shots of farmland, logging, mining, industry, railroad, city framed by map of US (GOOD). Animated map showing population expansion. Geography; Migration; US History; Animated Graphics; Earth Curvature;