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How are the mining booms the building of the transcontinental and the homestead act relate?

Look in the westward expansion after the civil war mini textbook.


What problem continued to plague the settlers even during the height of the westward expansion?

Slavery was a problem that continued to plague the settlers even during the height of the westward expansion and would later be the focus of the Civil War.


The expansion of American the steel industry and railroads during the civil war was made possible mainly by?

The expansion of the American steel industry and railroads during the civil war was made possible by Andrew Carnegie. Mr. Carnegie was a Scottish American industrialists who is known for leading the steel industry expansion.


How did the us government attempt to deal with the issue slavery during westward expansion?

During westward expansion, the U.S. government attempted to address the issue of slavery through a series of legislative compromises, including the Missouri Compromise of 1820, which allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state while Maine entered as a free state, and established a line dividing free and slave territories. The Compromise of 1850 further tried to balance interests by allowing California to enter as a free state while strengthening the Fugitive Slave Act. However, these measures ultimately failed to resolve tensions, contributing to the sectional conflict that led to the Civil War.


Why did westward expansion appeal to Americans?

The Americasn were interested in expansion northward because they believed that the Britsh North American contient should belong to the US, following their belief of Manifest destiny. Also, after the American Civil war fought in the 1860's between the Northern and Sounthern states, the southern used Canadian territory to attack the Northern. So, at the end of the Civil War in 1865, the Northern accused the British colonies of aiding the Southern states. This made the relationship between the Us and Britsh North America uneasy, and so the British North American contient was afraid that the Us was going to expand Northward and take their terrritory in revenge.

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What was the date of the westward expansion after the civil war?

There was not one specific date, Westward Expansion happened over a long period of time.


After the Civil War what did the US military build the frontier?

After the Civil War, the US military built the frontier because of the American westward expansion.


Which statement BEST identifies a positive effect of westward expansion in the years before the Civil War?

Westward expansion led to an economic "boom" in the Midwest, as new cities and markets were connected by rail and canals.


What effect did Manifest Destiny and westward expansion have on the background leading up to the American Civil War?

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How are the mining booms the building of the transcontinental and the homestead act relate?

Look in the westward expansion after the civil war mini textbook.


What problem continued to plague the settlers even during the height of the westward expansion?

Slavery was a problem that continued to plague the settlers even during the height of the westward expansion and would later be the focus of the Civil War.


How is the war of 1812 related to the westward expansion?

The War of 1812 secured existing US boundaries and defeated tribes in the Ohio and Mississippi valleys. This along with the Indian Removal Act of 1830, opened the door to significant westward expansion by people across America .


What was cause of the plains of abraham war?

Westward expansion.


How did westward expansion increase sectional tensions?

Westward expansion created territories that eventually wished to become States. Every application for Statehood prior to the Civil War increased sectional tension because of the need to balance "free" and "slave" States in Congress.


How was the Persian War pivotal?

It ended Persia's expansion westward.


Was Ulysses S. Grant president during westward expansion to the west?

He was one of the presidents during westward expansion. He was president from 1869-1877 and westward expansion was roughly from 1858-1896 i think...


Why was westward expansion a cause of starting the civil war?

Because it was getting harder to create new slave-states, so the South was increasingly outvoted in Congress.