Westward expansion affected the US and surrounding countries a lot. There were many causes of westward expansion and the consequences where big. Either way the american west was significant for many reasons even though the expansion started a war against mexico‚ but at least it lead to people starting to debate about slavery. Firstly‚ There were many causes of people moving to the american west. Causes like the California Gold Rush which was a major factor in expansion west of Mississippi. Also
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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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Westward expansion was an important part of not only American history but the history of Native Americans as well. In a sense this journey seemed like a good idea and even an opportunity to further colonize the land but there was one problem‚ a group had already claimed the land as their home. This minor set back did not discourage Americans from working towards manifest destiny. The ways of the Native Americans were very different from those of the new settlers which caused much conflict and misconceptions
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The westward expansion‚ which started in the 1820s‚ was one of the biggest steps forward our country has ever taken. It nearly tripled the size of our country and increased the population by monstrous amounts. It also improved the economy greatly though agricultural means‚ prompted political leaders to sent people to explore (Lewis and Clark)‚ started a civil war‚ motivated huge amounts of people to move west‚ and almost destroyed our country. The expansion was magnified greatly by the
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through the Louisiana Purchase‚ Lewis and Clark’s exploration helped provoke Americans’ desire to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific Coast. This migration west benefited America in many ways. Through unity and technological advancements‚ westward expansion led to America’s success‚ thereby justifying that enterprise. A countless amount of people were brought together as one during and after the westward expansion of North America. Those who were involved in this treated it as a community
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The United States serves as a giant puzzle. From coast to coast‚ each region of land is slowly being put together. This is very similar to westward expansion. From 1801 to1844‚ westward expansion spread rapidly and America experienced a serious change in national unity. During this period territorial expansion had a very large impact and overall brought Americans together. During the early 1800’s (1800-1823) the Louisiana Purchase and Treaty of 1818 increased national unity. The Louisiana Purchase
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Assess the impact of westward expansion of Native Americans between 1803 and 1890 Westward expansion was a predominant objective during the 19th century in the USA; the desire to discover the frontier proved detrimental to the Native Americans. The Native Americans found few benefits from Westward expansion. Not all tribes were as badly affected by westward expansion however the general consensus was that the Native Americans were persecuted due to Westward expansion. Before the Louisiana Purchase
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Effects of Westward Expansion on Native Americans In the westward expansion of the united states caused a lot of disruption to the Native Americans. The Native Americans had all of the land in the U.S. for centuries‚ but when gold was found in the west‚ the whites wanted to travel west no matter what it took. This impacted the Native Americans in both positive and negative ways. The Native Americans had their land taken from them and adapted to the white culture as the Westward expansion was happening
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The Westward Expansion took action in the late 1800’s. Many settlers were moving into the west and away from the south. This had a huge impact on Native Americans and the United States settlers including many conflicts and judgemental thoughts. This also impacted the way they continued to live the rest of their lives. The western territory settled when the Homestead Act took place. The United States government was giving away land to settlers who met requirements. The government plan was that‚
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Slavery was like an addiction that the south could not break. Although it provided economic benefits to both the north and the south‚ the addiction or “curse” bound the people to the downfalls of slavery as well. Slavery created an oligarchy of which a small aristocracy of slave-owners would dominate political‚ economic‚ and social affairs of both races. The institutions negative impact on the South‚ and even the entire nation would eventually lead to the civil war. The institution of slavery oppressed
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