U.S.Westward Expansion

Introduction

In the history of the United States during the colonial period 1800-1850, when the Americans pushed west to the border in search of land and natural resources, economic opportunities, better life, and some of the freedom of religion. In 1803, the United States consists of 17 eastern and central states, however, the Louisiana Purchase (land purchased from France in 1803) expanded the area of 2,144,000 square km/828, 000 sq km (which states Louisiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Oklahoma). People born in the U.S. and European immigrants began to move west, especially after hearing the wonderful reports of Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806); a U.S. government report says the new region. In addition, Americans believed in "Manifest Destiny", a God-given right and duty to spread across the country, this philosophy preceded by the word (for the first time in 1845), and became the main causes settlement activity in the western regions of America.

Discussion

The expansion to the west began in 1783, when Britain established the borders with the Treaty in the United States from Paris. This expansion motivated Americans to move into new areas. They were the first settlers to the West as a family, and settled along the rivers. This threw the people migrating west in new ways. Families traveled together in the same area with shared resources and cultural characteristics.

The economic effect was probably a greater threat to Americans than the idea of having free blacks walking around. Especially in the north where people were already more or less okay with the idea of interacting with black people in a relatively equal way. Northerners were afraid that the newly freed blacks would come up from the south and try and find employment. This was not only an understandable fear but also a possible cause of ...