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Americans sought continental expansion because they wanted to see how far they could go and they wanted to gain more freedom.

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What were the rights to continental expansion?

As the United States pushed settlements further into the west, continental expansion took away the lands that had previously been occupied by Native Americans. As most Europeans, the Anglo-Americans didn't recognized land rights of indigenous people. Instead, they believed in manifest destiny, that it was their right and privilege to continue to expand.


What were the social impacts of westward expansion?

Westward expansion had many effects on America. Many things developed such as the Pony Express, and other new forms of transportation such as the Continental Railroad. Although those were positive, some negative effects were how the Americans moving west drived native Americans out of their tribal lands and onto reservations. the wars with native Americans killed many of them.


Why did Americans select George Washington as their first president?

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Were there African-Americans in the continental congress?

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What were the assets of continental expansion?

== == The assets of continental esoansion were western lands, immigration, internal improvements , technology, and the concept of manifest destiny.


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