It was the jumping off place for the Westward Migration and it assumed (falsely) that only green grass could sustain the horses and oxen that were to transit the great American desert.
They had sod houses.
Westward expansion gave the United States its character of rugged independence. The expansion had shaped the nation's values
Fredrick Douglas
It was called Manifest Destiny.
Any of the states west of the Mississippi are examples of westward expansion. As the US grew, so did the need for more land. Settlers headed west looking for better lands and personal freedoms.
No, the Declaration of Independence was not directly related to Westward expansion. The Declaration of Independence was a document drafted in 1776 by the American colonies to declare their independence from British rule. Westward expansion, on the other hand, refers to the period in American history where settlers migrated westward across the continent, which primarily took place during the 19th century.
Missouri Compromise
The expansion had shaped the nation's values. Westward expansion gave the U.S its character of rugged independence.
Not really. James was born in Missouri, a generation or two after Missouri had already become a state. Missouri was thickly settled by that time. By the time James was born in 1847 the frontier of westward expansion had already moved hundreds of miles farther west from Missouri.
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 temporarily settled the dispute over the westward expansion of slavery. It allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state, Maine as a free state, and prohibited slavery north of the 36°30′ parallel in the Louisiana Territory.
lewis and clark
it didnt it made it worse
Westward expansion
Westward Expansion/Manifest Destiny
Portrayed westward expansion in his paintings
what does zebulon pike have to do with the westward expansion
The Louisiana Purchase played an important role in the westward expansion it was the beginning of the convergence of multi-cultural frontiers.