dependent on their husbands. Many people viewed women as domestic workers caring for their husband and children. Men were supposed to go out and do physical labor all day to provide for their family. During the 1840 to the late 1860s‚ an era of westward expansion took place in the United States. Many families wanted to go west because there were unclaimed land in Oregon. Many families packed their belongings on a covered wagon and followed the dangerous routes and trails to the west. Despite the dangerous
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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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Jefferson was the reason why the westward expansion started. Lewis and clark were wanting to start a journey to the western side. Lewis couldn’t do it alone so he asked clark come alone with him on the journey. So he did they had some hard times it wasn’t so easy as they though. Lewis brought him alone so he could get supplies for him if they ever needed them on there way over to the mississippi on the side of pacific ocean. Lewis had planned to go to the pacific but they had trouble on the way
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through his article‚ “There is No True History of the Westward Expansion.” He states many times that westward expansion was fueled by everyday‚ normal‚ American people; contrary to other beliefs that westward expansion was fueled by Thomas Jefferson and others. This claim is made by Stephen Ambrose and Chief Joseph. First off‚ Stephen Ambrose‚ in “Undaunted Courage‚” writes about how Thomas Jefferson is the cause of westward expansion. This claim only recognizes the well known names of the eighteen
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The Europeans were motivated to embark on voyages for discovery had many motives. One motivation was to find the fantastic lands described in works such as the Travels of Mandeville and the legends of the magical kingdom of Prester John. Columbus even took a copy of Marco Polos Travels with him on his voyages. The most important motive was economic. The conquests of the Ottoman Turks had cut the Europeans off from trade with Asia. The overland trade routes were controlled by the Arab Muslims
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The Westward Expansion took action in the late 1800’s. Many settlers were moving into the west and away from the south. This had a huge impact on Native Americans and the United States settlers including many conflicts and judgemental thoughts. This also impacted the way they continued to live the rest of their lives. The western territory settled when the Homestead Act took place. The United States government was giving away land to settlers who met requirements. The government plan was that‚
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role. The manifest destiny of the country was to expand and grow as much as possible to provide ample space for the millions of people to come (Tindall & Shi‚ 2013). This growth and expansion increased opportunities for economic development including manufacturing and exportation of products. Once the expansion reached the Pacific Ocean and the borders were defined with Mexico and Canada‚ the only
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Yuta Ogawa Segal‚ Samantha US History I Honors May 17‚ 2010 Westward Expansion DBQ Manifest Destiny was the belief that the United States of America had the destiny of expanding across North America from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. This terms meaning has changed and been misused over the years. It was used as a justification for the Mexican War‚ and eventually was led to believe that it was to expand slavery. The main purpose of Manifest Destiny was not to expand the institution of slavery
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Jennifer Lopera 04/19/2013 HIST100-970 Western Expansion: Texas and the War with Mexico In the mid-nineteenth century‚ the United States found expansion necessary. Many factors necessitated the increase the countries size. The population of this young country grew from five million to almost twenty-three million‚ and by 1850 almost four million people had migrated westward. Two economic depressions‚ one in 1818 and another in 1839‚ further provoked migration‚ leaving the nation searching for
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The free people‚ even in that time‚ traveled west for free land and to escape politics and war. This is extremely similar to Westward Expansion because many who went west during that time did so because of free land available. Also‚ along with west settlers‚ the white people that took over part of the land‚ the British and the French‚ in this movie were strong Sectionalists. They put the
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