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    westward expansion disrupted native american lives after the civil war due to expansionist invading their lands and taking their freedom‚ while simultaneously destroying their culture and population. the issue of land was one of the largest controversies pertaining to westward expansion. In an era characterized by rapid population growth and economic depression‚ the pull to move west was strong in the white settlers hoping for a better life. The Homestead Act further encouraged settlers to migrate

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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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    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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    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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    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

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    In 1846‚ a war was waged to seize land from Mexico. America’s desire was to expand our boundaries from Texas to California. America wanted this westward expansion as a necessity since America population was increasing. Americans felt like this was their destiny. America gained 500‚000 square miles of new land including Texas and Mexican territories. Since gaining so much new land‚ it complicated its politics on slavery issues. The presidential election of 1848 was defined by the slavery issues.

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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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    caste system vs the three estates society divisions of france in 18th century 1. the society of estates was a part of the feudal system that dated back to the middle ages The First Estate was the Catholic clergy. The Second Estate was the Nobility The Third Estate was everyone else.However it was again divided into 3 groups Big buisnessmen ‚merchants ‚court officials‚lawyers ‚etc peasants and artisans

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    always dealt with serious issues dealing with daily life struggles and lack of inefficiency for producing of certain items‚ leading to a better enlightenment of living and the beginning of the making of a nation made up of immigrants. Since the 18th century‚ the United States has funded dreams to come true for fleeing immigrants from socio-economic problems since the innovation of many brilliant inventors have come to play‚ to provide jobs for many at an easy cause effort. Many innovators such as

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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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