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    English settled both of these regions‚ both of their societies would develop quite similarly‚ but one could not be more wrong. The variations of the societies that developed in the Chesapeake region and the New England region occurred because the settlers had different motivations pertaining to their journeys‚ contrasting family ties‚ and diverse geological situations. In 1606‚ the main attraction to the "New World" was the promise of gold (combined with a strong desire to find a passage through

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    The Westward Expansion was the acquisition of land out west from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. During this expansion many changes occurred‚ some good and some bad. The changes could be grouped into three different categories‚ social‚ political‚ and economic. During westward expansion new changes‚ inventions‚ and ideas were quite common. One of these ideas was the telegraph wire. This wire allowed for people to communicate from far away places. During this time Manifest Destiny (The belief

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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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    the U.S continued to expand‚ and the expansion is called “The Westward Expansion of the United States”. The forefathers decided to expand their territory due to their wish to start new lives‚ their belief in “Manifest Destiny”‚ and their desire to spread slavery. To begin with‚ on no account should we ignore the fact that lands are essential to a nation. So the U.S need to expand their territory to start new lives. “To Jefferson‚ westward expansion was the key to the nation’s health: He believed that

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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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    Under what conditions do cells gain or lose water? Did water move into the cell or out of the cell while it was surrounded by hypotonic solution? The water moved into the cell‚ because there was less water inside the cell than outside (there were fewer water molecules inside). 2. In which direction did the water move though the cell membrane when the cell was surrounded by the hypertonic solution? The water moved out of the cell because there was a higher concentration of water inside

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    all the avatars team up to try and stop them. The Avatar movie links with the Westward Expansion. In the Westward Expansion people moved to the west because

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    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 of the west to struggling families

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    history 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

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    a lot of researching with the iPads as well as with the in class library about westward expansion. The teacher did a read aloud about the transcontinental railroad and had a discussion with students about why the transcontinental railroad played an important role in the westward expansion. One student believed that trains had always existed‚ but the teacher explained that trains were actually constructed in the 1800s. The teacher told the students to write down a few new facts they had just learned

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