Former president of the United States Thomas Jefferson thought the nation’s future depended on its westward expansion and with the Louisiana Purchase that took place in 1803, it successfully doubled the size of the country. By 1840, almost 7 million Americans had migrated westward in hopes of locking land and being well-off. The westward expansion ultimately pushed the Native Americans farther and farther off their land and
Former president of the United States Thomas Jefferson thought the nation’s future depended on its westward expansion and with the Louisiana Purchase that took place in 1803, it successfully doubled the size of the country. By 1840, almost 7 million Americans had migrated westward in hopes of locking land and being well-off. The westward expansion ultimately pushed the Native Americans farther and farther off their land and