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    The most underrated factor of westward expansion would have to be the railroad. Many would think of the most important factor as the gold rush of 1848‚ but before mass droves of people could move westward‚ an easier way of traveling had to be constructed and railroads were the answer. Before railways‚ the Oregon Trail lead people from major cities like Independence‚ Missouri to Oregon City or Sacramento in Oregon and California. This ‘train’ of sorts moved as low as 350‚000 people across America

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    the earth‚ are the chosen people of god." These claims helped fuel the manifest destiny. Manifest Destiny was a movement started by journalist John O’Sullivan to state his opinion that expansion was a part of the "the great experiment of liberty." This promoted the great Westward expansion. The Westward Expansion highlights 3 of the largest characteristics of the American spirit‚ the desire for freedom‚ the need of wealth‚ and the willing to sacrifice for others. With new land ownership available

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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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    The Westward Expansion was the acquisition of land out west from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. During this expansion many changes occurred‚ some good and some bad. The changes could be grouped into three different categories‚ social‚ political‚ and economic. During westward expansion new changes‚ inventions‚ and ideas were quite common. One of these ideas was the telegraph wire. This wire allowed for people to communicate from far away places. During this time Manifest Destiny (The belief

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    hometree. The hometree is where the tribe lives and thrives. This causes the humans to have to go destroy the natives home in order to get the mineral. This relates very well to Americans travelling out to California to search for gold. During the gold rush of 1949‚ many Americans travelled out to California to find gold. Along the way‚ they had to go through Indians and even go on their land to retrieve the gold. They kicked many people out of their homes to get the gold. Both of these events also have

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    Westward Expansion ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN COMPLETE SENTENCES. Take your time and answer all parts of the questions. You will be graded on thoughtful‚ complete answers. This is due at the end of the class period on Friday 3/23. Do not alter questions or delete questions. ____________________________________________________________________________ 1.) Color your map and label the acquired territories with the year. Use this map to help you. Please USE THE SAME COLORS!!! (colored pencils only! Do

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    One of the key parts of westward expansion in the US was The Homestead Act that was implemented on January 1st‚ 1863. This act stated that men and women (who were not married) and 21 or older could apply for up to 160 acres of land in the west. The requirement was that they must live on the land for 5 years and “improve upon the land”. If they did this then the land would become theirs for $10. The Homestead Act favored white homesteaders and they were able to acquire over 285 million acres of land

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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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    who lived through the times as well as the leaders. Though‚ without the people making decisions for them‚ the government and “Heroes” of the time would have been nothing more than a small catalyst for Westward Expansion. Realistically‚ major characters and people throughout the Westward Expansion only made little to no difference. Besides Lewis and Clark‚ who explored a large portion of America’s new land‚ everyone else just sat in an office waiting for things to

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    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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