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    Westward Expansion The westward expansion happened in the 1800`s. It was a period of time when the United States was trying to obtain more states in the Union from throughout North America; it was titled the Manifest Destiny. One of the reasons was because immigrants wanted to come to America to have freedom of religion‚ uninhabited land‚ and access to special metals. Martin Van Buren (1837 - 1841)‚ William Henry Harrison (1841‚ he died of pneumonia in office)‚ John Tyler (1841 - 1845)‚ and James

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    The “Promised Land” of North America in the nineteenth century attracted many settlers from the eastern states. After acquiring the land from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains 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

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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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    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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    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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    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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    Westward Expansion. Westward Expansion is when the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory‚ and when many people migrated westward. Westward Expansion doubled the size of America. President Thomas Jefferson thought that this would be the key to the U.S.A wealth‚ but his hopes had actually almost destroyed the country. With these new territories people didn’t know if they would be free states or not. Many other problems and solutions came from making the Louisiana Purchase. One large problem

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    rich history. History suggests that westward expansion was the key to the nation’s health and it was effective between 1803 and 1861. Between these years‚ both individuals and institutions in the country expanded to Oklahoma. This expansion was characterized by the rise of manufacturing in New England and increasing mobility throughout the nation making it different from earlier ones. Moreover‚ the descendants of the founding father encouraged the desire for expansion into west territories through the

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    outcome for the Americans for claiming this land was that they were able to gain a lot of profit when it comes to agriculture‚ trading across the Pacific and mining for gold. The US population in the early 18th century was about five million people but during the mid 18th century‚ this number sky rocketed up to twenty three million people. Without gaining land for themselves‚ America as a nation wouldn’t be able to supply the people with the essentials they need like food‚ water‚ and shelter

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    migrated westward in hopes of securing land and being prosperous. The Louisiana Purchase stretched from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from Canada to New Orleans‚ and it doubled the size of the United States. The move westward was not justified and was forcing people out their homes and they were getting killed. Westward expansion supported the US and was not fair to the nearby places. Us gained much land after the Louisiana Purchase and Thomas Jefferson supported the expansion.

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