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    American Westward migration during the nineteenth century was a difficult journey for various reasons. Emotionally many of the migrants were leaving the majority of their friends‚ family and belongings behind. Additionally there was the stress of having to lighten the load by walking the journey or leaving behind precious belongings along the way. Emigrants traveled in wagon trains banded together with other single men heading to gold rushes‚ or in groups of extended family and neighbors. The hardships

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    In the 1800 brave pioneers moved westward. People moved to the west for a number of reasons there was many Fears‚ Benefits‚ and Hazards of moving west.One of the reasons was they wanted land. If the family worked wanted a piece of land they would have to work there for five years‚ then they could own that piece of land. That one of the biggest reasons that people wanted to move to the west. They had to work hard so that they could have the land all to themselves. Benefit means advantage and in

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    Dohle AP US History FRQ- Native Americans and Europeans The presence of a frontier changed western civilization for centuries after Columbus’ landing in the New World. One key aspect of the frontier was the American Indians‚ and their relationship with the English Colonists. Although the relationship was peaceful at first‚ it ultimately became a violent one with constant wars and disagreements. This is mainly caused by European expansion and ignorance towards Native customs. In the early 17th

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    Christopher "Kit" Carson was a famous American frontiersmen born in Madison County‚ Kentucky on December 24th‚ 1809‚ who made an important contribution to the expansion of The United States of America. Kit Carson became a legend due to his name associated with several key events in the Westward expansion. Exploration‚ Encounter‚ and Exchange‚ Christopher Carson experienced a lot of this during his life. In 1818 Kit Carson’s father Lindsey Carson died due to an incident while clearing a field

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    A principal factor in facilitating westward expansion was the attitude propagated by the government and sold to the citizens of the nation. This attitude of forging a new destiny and seeking economic prosperity at any cost was known as Manifest destiny and served as a justification for Americans to expand regardless of any obstacles in their way. The phrase was coined in the July 1845 Democratic Review article “Annexation” by editor John O’Sullivan‚ who wrote “manifest destiny to overspread the continent

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    Dariana Zapata November-18-2014 Expanding West During the 1800s‚ the federal government promoted westward expansion in a variety of ways. This expansions changed the shape and character of the country. The United states first started with very small property back then they were call the 13 colonies which to begin with was not as strong as it is today‚ if anything it was a lot weaker and had little to rely on. Through time it was able to make it ways into gaining

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    parents to make sure that they are ready for the new school year. He told the parents that he wants the students to get their homework done each night‚ instead of spending the homework time on TV and Xbox. He said that because the time for that was during the summer which was finished. Mr. President also went to all of the professors. All he wanted to tell them was to make sure to push the students so they could be a good source for the United States. Lastly he told the students that he wants to see

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    The Americans first came to the New Land because they wanted to escape the persecution and political abuse of power in Britain. Furthermore‚ debtors and young men came to America for a new life. To accommodate the settlers‚ the US government expanded westward. However‚ American expansion did not demonstrate progress because each expansion moved America further from its ideals and more towards Britain’s flaws. Progress is movement towards a goal. But America was not moving towards its underlying goal;

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    Natasha Black Assignment 1 Settlement West There are many reasons the settlers were motivated to face dangers and hardships to move west. They believed they would have better opportunities in the west that they did in the east. The west was completely open and a place for new beginnings. Farmland was available and no one owned anything so everything was available for them to take‚ many settlers made a living working on farms‚ so this brought on many job opportunities for them. The United

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    The Expulsion of Native Americans Since the beginning of the United States‚ this nation has been faced with the question of what place do the Native Americans have in the American society. At different points of time‚ Natives have been treated as individual nations‚ granted sovereignty by the U.S‚ as U.S citizens‚ and as dependants of the federal government or a mixture of all of these. Ever since the first steps of Columbus‚ Native Americans have been placed in an awkward position. Europeans hungered

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