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    description of the term “Gilded‚” seems to apply to this sentiment. Foner explained the term as‚ “covered with a layer of golf‚ but it also suggests that the glittering surface covers a core of little real value and is therefore deceptive.” (616-617). Westward Expansion gave people hope of achieving economic success in new places‚ but did not prepare these people for the hardships that would involve their families or the Native-Americans who already occupied the land. The first verse appears to show the appeal

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    Expansion Without Religion Religion played a huge role in westward expansion‚ but without the colonists’ theological roots‚ expansion most likely would have remained the primary goal for immigrants‚ as this was still a period of abundance‚ and the fact that the immigrants adapted their theology to justify their murderous actions means that they probably would have just found another way to condone their ways. Religion played a very important part in developing the United States into what it has

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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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    rich history. History suggests that westward expansion was the key to the nation’s health and it was effective between 1803 and 1861. Between these years‚ both individuals and institutions in the country expanded to Oklahoma. This expansion was characterized by the rise of manufacturing in New England and increasing mobility throughout the nation making it different from earlier ones. Moreover‚ the descendants of the founding father encouraged the desire for expansion into west territories through the

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    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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    this goal came to inventions like the telegraph and the railroad‚ and with these inventions came the Westward Expansion. Although Manifest Destiny benefited the United States‚ it harmed the Native Americans. Due to Manifest Destiny and the Westward expansion‚ the Native Americans were stripped of their land and culture. One of the main things Native Americans didn’t like about the westward expansion was the fact that they had to move. This didn’t only anger the Native Americans but it had a large

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    Westward Expansion: A History of the American Frontier‚ by Ray Allen Billington‚ with the collaboration of James Blaine Hedges (New York: Macmillan Publishing Company‚ 1949‚ Fourth Edition‚ 1974‚ 840 pp.‚ maps‚ tables‚ bibliography‚ index.) As the preface to the first edition states‚ Westward Expansion attempts to follow the pattern that Frederick Jackson Turner might have used had he ever compressed his researches on the American frontier within one volume. Dr. Billington makes no pretense

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    The Transcontinental Railroad and Westward Expansion Thesis: The transcontinental railroad greatly increased Westward expansion in the United States of America during the latter half of the nineteenth century. The history of the United States has been influenced by England in many ways. In the second half of the 1800 ’s‚ the railroad‚ which was invented in England‚ had a major effect on Western expansion in the United States. "Railroads were born in England‚ a country with dense populations

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    think of freedom or opportunity. That was exactly what the frontier provided. The frontier came to symbolize America for numerous of reasons. The frontier gave everyone opportunity’s including black‚ female‚ or even deprived white. With the westward expansion‚ you were allowed to build your own empire no matter your primary status. Especially with the Homestead Act now in place‚ it made the West very promising. The Homestead Act was an act that assured 160 acres of free land to any citizen who settled

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    Before the Civil War‚ the people who migrated west were mostly trappers seeking the rich furs of Oregon‚ miners in search of gold and silver‚ and those seeking freedom from religious persecution such as the Mormons. There were many other smaller groups such as a few farmers seeking more farmland‚ Irish immigrants seeking employment‚ etc. After the Civil War‚ Congress passed three major bills which spurred the largest migration west ever within the United States. Most of the people of this migration

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