| Acknowledgements | 第3-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4页 |
| 内容摘要(中文) | 第5-7页 |
| Introduction | 第7-11页 |
| Part One The Springing-up of the Westward Movement | 第11-18页 |
| 1.1 The Historical Background of the Westward Movement | 第11-12页 |
| 1.2 The Direct Driving Forces of the Westward Movement | 第12-15页 |
| 1.3 The Objective Elements for the Springing-up of the Westward Movement | 第15-18页 |
| Part Two The Acceleration of American Democracy through the WestwardMovement | 第18-52页 |
| 2.1 The Definition of Democracy | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2 Western Democracy: a Continuation and Promotion of the Eastern Democracy | 第19-23页 |
| 2.3 Jeffersonian Democracy versus Jacksonian Democracy | 第23-32页 |
| 2.4 White Women’s Suffrage Movement | 第32-36页 |
| 2.5 Direct Forms of Democracy in and after the Progressive Era | 第36-52页 |
| Part Three Limitations of Democracy in American West | 第52-60页 |
| Conclusion | 第60-63页 |
| Bibliography | 第63-65页 |
