Westward Expansion
After the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, a large amount of land west of the
original 13 states and the Northwest Territory was acquired. The open land,
additional benefits and other existing problems encouraged Americans to
expand westward. The American people began to realize that the future of
the country lay in the development of its own western resources. There were
many reasons that made the people face the grueling and dangerous movement
west, but the primary reason …
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