Westward Expansion The westward expansion happened in the 1800`s. It was a period of time when the United States was trying to obtain more states in the Union from throughout North America; it was titled the Manifest Destiny. One of the reasons was because immigrants wanted to come to America to have freedom of religion‚ uninhabited land‚ and access to special metals. Martin Van Buren (1837 - 1841)‚ William Henry Harrison (1841‚ he died of pneumonia in office)‚ John Tyler (1841 - 1845)‚ and James
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Essay Throughout the 1840s‚ the United States became infatuated with the thought of expanding west and using the idea of manifest destiny‚ which claimed that the American settlers were destined by divine powers to expand across the continent‚ to justify it. Although the land-hungry nation did gain a vast amount of new territory‚ westward expansion in the name of manifest destiny was not justified because of the many Indian lives that were destroyed‚ the total loss of integrity of the now brutal American
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Manifest Destiny is the belief that the United States is destined to expand its boarders and become a supreme power. During the early nineteenth century‚ immediately after the war of 1812‚ the migration west was a representation of American ideals; geared to spread institutions‚ democracy‚ and create a new and better society. The rising tide of Westward migration shifted American interests and insinuated tensions between the North and South. With the admissions of new states into the Union each side
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The United States serves as a giant puzzle. From coast to coast‚ each region of land is slowly being put together. This is very similar to westward expansion. From 1801 to1844‚ westward expansion spread rapidly and America experienced a serious change in national unity. During this period territorial expansion had a very large impact and overall brought Americans together. During the early 1800’s (1800-1823) the Louisiana Purchase and Treaty of 1818 increased national unity. The Louisiana Purchase
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Manifest Destiny Manifest Destiny was the only justification for the Americans expansion West towards California. For a quarter century after the war of 1812‚ only a few Americans explored the West. Then in the 1840’s‚ expansion fewer gripped the country. Many Americans began to believe that their movement westward was predestined by God. Manifest Destiny expressed the belief that the U.S was ordained to expand to the Pacific Ocean and into Mexican and Native American territory. Traveling
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The westward expansion‚ which started in the 1820s‚ was one of the biggest steps forward our country has ever taken. It nearly tripled the size of our country and increased the population by monstrous amounts. It also improved the economy greatly though agricultural means‚ prompted political leaders to sent people to explore (Lewis and Clark)‚ started a civil war‚ motivated huge amounts of people to move west‚ and almost destroyed our country. The expansion was magnified greatly by the
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Pauline Lopez 12/3/12 Mexican-American War Similar to the case for and against Manifest Destiny‚ the case for and against the war with Mexico is controversial. The Mexican-American war can be looked at many ways: such as a war for more land‚ more slavery‚ and economic expansion. Many people believed that expansion was needed because of the growing population. Polk a proponent of Manifest destiny desired to expand and therefore supported the war. War with Mexico offered the chance to acquire
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The United States had a belief that American settlers were meant to stretch from coast to coast. In the 1840s‚ Manifest Destiny enhanced western settlement and provided a motivation for continued territorial expansion. It formed war with Mexico and Native American removal. The fact that the American people were historically connected to English civilization caused Manifest Destiny. This made them feel superior in America because they got power and control over the other peoples who lived there
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The idea of expand to westward was a desire not only for early American settlers but also for President Thomas Jefferson after Revolutionary war. The vast majority did not know how the other side of the country was‚ so many were curious to find out more about Rocky Mountains and large rivers. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were not behind this idea and come across of those wilderness adventure to approach into a new unknown civilization. Eagerly these young army captains from Virginia take over
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Expansion westward seemed perfectly natural to many Americans in the mid-nineteenth century. Like the Massachusetts Puritans who hoped to build a "city upon a hill‚ "courageous pioneers believed that America had a divine obligation to stretch the boundaries of their noble republic to the Pacific Ocean. Independence had been won in the Revolution and reaffirmed in the War of 1812. The spirit of nationalism that swept the nation in the next two decades demanded more territory. The "every man is equal"
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