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07/10/13
The spirit of the frontier and the Winning of the West
The Frontier was an imaginary line representing the advance of american settlement further west.Throughout the 19th century the expansion of the American territory was such that the frontier was pushed further and further west but this advance was done in several stages.
A major step was achieve in 1803 the Louisiana purchase. President Jefferson bought this territory from France for 15M dollars which doubled the size of U.S. The following year, an expedition led by Captains Lewis and Clark. They explores the land west of the Mississippi and reached the Pacific Ocean. This event can be interpreted as the herald ( signe annociateur ) of the March of the West . As more people were encouraged to settle in those largely unknown regions. In the 1820's numerous trails and passes were opened to purpose . At the time, the relationships with native tribes were mainly commercials but the perception the americans had of those lands came to change. In the early 19th century they were seen as lands suitable for agriculture but the exploration reveal they're harsh and rugged character. Only harsh people would be able to survive in this environment.This already led to the mythical image of the pioneer and today some figures of Frontiers men remain ( Lewis and Clark, Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett as well as Natty Bumppo, a fictitious character invented by novelist J Fenimore Cooper. Progressively the U.S acquired more land. In 1819 Spanish Florida came under it authority but the extension of the territory was sometimes made through conflicts. In 1835, Texas which was part of Mexico issued a declaration of Independence, this led to the famous episode of the Alamo in march 1836 were Texans were besieged before being killed by the mexicans troops. But, eventually they won independence and General Sam Houston became the 1st president of Texas. Then in 1845 the republic of Texas was incorporated into
07/10/13
The spirit of the frontier and the Winning of the West
The Frontier was an imaginary line representing the advance of american settlement further west.Throughout the 19th century the expansion of the American territory was such that the frontier was pushed further and further west but this advance was done in several stages.
A major step was achieve in 1803 the Louisiana purchase. President Jefferson bought this territory from France for 15M dollars which doubled the size of U.S. The following year, an expedition led by Captains Lewis and Clark. They explores the land west of the Mississippi and reached the Pacific Ocean. This event can be interpreted as the herald ( signe annociateur ) of the March of the West . As more people were encouraged to settle in those largely unknown regions. In the 1820's numerous trails and passes were opened to purpose . At the time, the relationships with native tribes were mainly commercials but the perception the americans had of those lands came to change. In the early 19th century they were seen as lands suitable for agriculture but the exploration reveal they're harsh and rugged character. Only harsh people would be able to survive in this environment.This already led to the mythical image of the pioneer and today some figures of Frontiers men remain ( Lewis and Clark, Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett as well as Natty Bumppo, a fictitious character invented by novelist J Fenimore Cooper. Progressively the U.S acquired more land. In 1819 Spanish Florida came under it authority but the extension of the territory was sometimes made through conflicts. In 1835, Texas which was part of Mexico issued a declaration of Independence, this led to the famous episode of the Alamo in march 1836 were Texans were besieged before being killed by the mexicans troops. But, eventually they won independence and General Sam Houston became the 1st president of Texas. Then in 1845 the republic of Texas was incorporated into