The territorial expansion from 1800 to 1850 did not unite the nation‚ but rather tore it apart. The concept of Manifest Destiny had most citizens believe that the territory of the United States should extend all the way to the Pacific Ocean. Through the expansion of territory the issue of slavery between the North and the South did not unite the nation but rather split it apart. The territorial expansion can be seen as splitting the nation apart when Missouri was added to the nation from 1819-1821
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Jefferson believed if the whole country was a good down to earth working class community that it would be the future and uprising of the newly settle country. The Westward expansion is one of the defining themes of the 19th century American history both in positive and destructive ways. By the 1840s‚ 40% of the population of the US lived in the expandetery western territories. They left the east to move to the West to become wealthy and successful in the west. They saw the west as a chance to
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our empire. In the United States‚ settlers across the board believed they were destined to expand across North America from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Thomas Jefferson‚ our third president‚ predicted that the nation’s future depended on its westward expansion. According to the online OpenStax textbook‚ section 11.1‚ subsection: Lewis and Clark‚ it states‚ “Many Americans also dreamed of finding a Northwest Passage and opening the Pacific to American commerce and influence‚ including President Thomas
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The author of “There is No True History of Westward Expansion‚” Robert Morgan‚ believes that Westward Expansion was pursued by the common people of America‚ and the government followed the people. This belief is false due to the fact that the American government was the source of the idea of expanding to the West. The American government‚ specifically President Thomas Jefferson‚ was the main push for westward expansion. President Thomas Jefferson aspired for the United States to reach from coast
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Running Head: WESTWARD EXPANSION Westward Expansion and the Effects On the United States October 3‚ 2007 Abstract The Louisiana Purchase was the largest land deal in our history. It doubled the size of the United States and gave us a strong face as an economic power. It brought immigrants from all over the world for the idea of owning land and making a living for themselves. We also had a second expansion with the Adams-Onis treaty in 1819 (Davidson‚ 2002‚ p.p. 246-247) where we
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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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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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1800’s Transportation In order to create regional‚ national and international markets‚ strong commerce‚ trade and transportation are necessary. During the 1800’s‚ social change became more prominent in different areas of the country such as the South and Midwest. As economic prosperity grew‚ the need for new and more efficient means of transportation grew as well. Through the development of new transportation technologies such as canals and railroads‚ America saw a large increase in the monetary
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Jefferson had had the idea of westward expansion even before he became president on March 4th‚ ‚1801 he believed that “a republic depended on an independent‚ virtuous citizenry for its survival‚ and that independence and virtue went hand in hand with land ownership‚ especially the ownership of small farms”. (A+E Networks) Andrew Jackson was the 5th president of the United States and was president between 1829 through 1837. Jackson’s boldest decision during westward expansion was ejecting the Indians East
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How did the Westward Expansion Affect Native Americans? The westward expansion affected the Plain Natives greatly. Education and jobs were shifted majorly during the westward movement which led to a completely different way of life. All of a sudden they were introduced to schools‚ when in the past they only learned from experience. They were familiarized to tradesmen jobs and farming‚ when previously it was limited to hunting for men and being a housewife for women. The Plain Indians used to learn
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