In 1846‚ a war was waged to seize land from Mexico. America’s desire was to expand our boundaries from Texas to California. America wanted this westward expansion as a necessity since America population was increasing. Americans felt like this was their destiny. America gained 500‚000 square miles of new land including Texas and Mexican territories. Since gaining so much new land‚ it complicated its politics on slavery issues. The presidential election of 1848 was defined by the slavery issues.
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think of freedom or opportunity. That was exactly what the frontier provided. The frontier came to symbolize America for numerous of reasons. The frontier gave everyone opportunity’s including black‚ female‚ or even deprived white. With the westward expansion‚ you were allowed to build your own empire no matter your primary status. Especially with the Homestead Act now in place‚ it made the West very promising. The Homestead Act was an act that assured 160 acres of free land to any citizen who settled
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Justification of Manifest Destiny America growing as a nation has been rapidly expanding due to increased rate of birth and immigration from Europe and Asia. It is to no surprise that America had to gain more land than they already had in order to sustain their growing population and to give people the option of self advancement and technological advancement. Land was not only what was being sought after‚ people went out and tried to spread their Protestant religion with others. The final
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Westward Expansion The westward expansion of the United States can be argued for progress‚ greed and racism. It can be argued for progress because in order for the United States to grow and prosper as a country‚ they needed more land‚ the only way to get more land to expand and explore. Although the United States were willing to do anything to expand‚ this meant they were willing to kill anyone in their way if they did not compromise with the United States; this is when greed and racism take
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Anthony Jones J. King History 171A October 31‚ 1997 WESTWARD EXPANSION The movement of people that has resulted in the settlement of America is one of the most fascinating and significant topics in the history of the United States. Nowhere else has an area of equal size been settled as a result of the initiative of small groups and individuals. Westward expansion helped stimulate the American economy. The first organized migration to California originated in Platte County‚ on the far western
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The Transcontinental Railroad and Westward Expansion Thesis: The transcontinental railroad greatly increased Westward expansion in the United States of America during the latter half of the nineteenth century. The history of the United States has been influenced by England in many ways. In the second half of the 1800 ’s‚ the railroad‚ which was invented in England‚ had a major effect on Western expansion in the United States. "Railroads were born in England‚ a country with dense populations
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Before the Civil War‚ the people who migrated west were mostly trappers seeking the rich furs of Oregon‚ miners in search of gold and silver‚ and those seeking freedom from religious persecution such as the Mormons. There were many other smaller groups such as a few farmers seeking more farmland‚ Irish immigrants seeking employment‚ etc. After the Civil War‚ Congress passed three major bills which spurred the largest migration west ever within the United States. Most of the people of this migration
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1850‚ the U.S continued to expand‚ and the expansion is called “The Westward Expansion of the United States”. The forefathers decided to expand their territory due to their wish to start new lives‚ their belief in “Manifest Destiny”‚ and their desire to spread slavery. To begin with‚ on no account should we ignore the fact that lands are essential to a nation. So the U.S need to expand their territory to start new lives. “To Jefferson‚ westward expansion was the key to the nation’s health: He believed
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The students have done a lot of researching with the iPads as well as with the in class library about westward expansion. The teacher did a read aloud about the transcontinental railroad and had a discussion with students about why the transcontinental railroad played an important role in the westward expansion. One student believed that trains had always existed‚ but the teacher explained that trains were actually constructed in the 1800s. The teacher told the students to write down a few new facts
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for wealthy people to invest money. Despite all these countless opportunities‚ the trip westward was beyond capabilities of many Americans. Many people could not afford to pay for the long trip out West. To facilitate the migration of Americans to the west‚ the federal government passed several laws. These laws did everything from providing free land to the expansion of railroads westward. This westward expansion did not come without a price. Unfortunately‚
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