by the federal government leading to westward expansion led and built a massive impact on the United States. From starting off as the thirteen colonies‚ looking for independence and religious freedom to the country that is now known as "The Land of Opportunity" the United States started it all with expanding west. You can’t get from point A to point C before passing through point B. The Louisiana territory purchased in 1803 was the point B of westward expansion. Not only was the purchase of the Louisiana
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American Westward expansion set the stage for significant social‚ economic and political changes that echo up until today. Westward Expansion created more land for farmers and settlers‚ more natural resources for the United States‚ and built the United States into a major world power. Back to that era‚ there were many factors that attributed to American’s rapid expansion to the west. First‚ the idea of “manifest destiny”‚ that describes the belief that the USA and its people were “destined” to expand
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achieved‚ people have to realize the process they had to do to achieve it‚ which was stepping on other people to get there. Westward expansion was the greatest method to achieve the grouping of the natural resources found and use them as needed. To gain access to the western part of the country the white settlers had to pass through the Native Americans. While pushing westward the white culture clashed with the plain indians and their culture. As a result of this clash bloody battles surged and the
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diversion of the Mississippi on the line‚ man’s effort to resist the diversion is becoming one of the greatest river engineering problems ever encountered. There is evidence that does indeed support the theory that the Mississippi river is being captured by the Atchafalaya River and the evidence is available and very bountiful. The data on the deterioration and the loss of the capacity of the flow of the Mississippi below the old river and the increased capacity of the Atchafalaya river has been witnessed
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Indians versus Westward Expansion It was the early 19th century. The United States was in the process of expanding and rapidly growing. While expanding‚ the government had to push the Native Americans westward to acquire new land. The harsh and unjust treatment made a huge impact on the Native American nation. In both of the readings‚ Indian Rights and Chief Joseph Speaks‚ both Native American tribes speak of the unjust treatment from the U.S. Government with use of treaties. Both readings also
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Westward expansion 1. What national issues emerged in the process of closing the western frontier? 2. Why does the West hold such an important place in the American imagination? 3. In what ways is the West romanticized in American culture? Key Tensions Native Americans Buffalo Hunters‚ Railroads‚ U.S. Government Cattlemen Sheepherders Ranchers Farmers Ethnic Minorities Nativists Conservationists Big Business Interests [mining‚ timber]‚ Local Govt. Officials‚ Farmers‚ Buffalo
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difficult‚ change can be for the better‚ as presented in the musical “Wicked.” But when faced with major real life problems‚ such as the Mississippi River flooding every spring in Downtown Davenport. We have presented many ideas to prevent the flooding but every attempt has failed‚ due to the fact of “change.” In our classroom discussion about the Mississippi River and how it floods every year and how there have been many proposals to stop the flooding but still will not be passed. This is due to the
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West was freedom and Native American interaction. The natural environment along with the social environment of the West helped greatly shape the way in which the West was developed and the way in which people lived their lives while west of the Mississippi river. The Natural environment of the West greatly affected the development of the west. First natural environmental factor was gold and other precious minerals. The discovery of gold and silver led many poor Americans to move to the far West. The
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In 1845‚ a fellow named John C. Calhoun coined the term "Manifest Destiny." The term Manifest Destiny was a slogan for westward expansion during the 1840’s. In the west there was plenty of land‚ national security‚ the spread of democracy‚ urbanization‚ but there was also poverty out west. People moved out west in search for a new life such as a new beginning. Moving out west‚ settlers from the east were taking a risk of a lot of things. The climate was different and there were more cultures that
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European to reach the Mississippi River‚ but French explorers‚ Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette were the first to explore the river while searching for a water route to the Pacific Ocean. Although the two explorers did not discover all there was to the river‚ Sieur de La Salle was the first to sail and complete the journey of the entire Mississippi River. La Salle declared that the river belonged to the King of France (Lecture Notes 1/27). To solidify the French’s claim on the river‚ the quickly established
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