Because going east meant into the ocean; going north meant either too cold or trying to take French/Canadian land; and south meant following the coast and going west anyway or ending up in the coean there too.
The US expanded westward, particularly through the Louisiana Purchase and acquisitions of Florida and California.
the expansion of slavery
expansion of slavery
the expansion of slavery
the expansion of slavery
It was towards the beginning of the presidency of Thomas Jefferson when the US expanded?æ westward, with what is known as the Louisiana Purchase. The US bought the territory from France.
Too allow slavery in new territories
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The Louisiana Purchase in 1805 from France basically doubled the size of the United States. A good part of the territory of Louisiana Purchase was west of the Mississippi River. It expanded the United States westward and thus created land for American settlers to seek new homes and opportunities westward.
The answer is Samuel F.B. Morse who invented the Telegraph. because of this he greatly expanded communication making the expansion westward possible and easier.