The primary reason for westward expansion was resource exploitation. Things like the California gold rush, to turning the great plains into farmland.
What were the three main reasons for expansionism?
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The development of a large merchant marine, the invention and spread of steamboats, and the expansion of domestic shipping.
The development of a large merchant marine, the invention and spread of steamboats, and the expansion of domestic shipping.
I believe it the be Britain, fir the reasons that Britain has always been strongest country in expansion and domination.
No. John Adams was not important in creating expansion in the US.
The main reason was to unite China.
Westward expansion was a time when people in the Eastern US started moving West for various reasons. They moved West to find cheaper land, business opportunities, freedom for slaves, and more. People believed in Manifest Destiny which simply means expansion was a given right and was good for our country.
Manifest Destiny was the 19th-century belief that the expansion of the United States across the American continent was both justified and inevitable. Three reasons promoting US expansion included the desire for economic opportunities, such as land for agriculture and resources; a sense of American exceptionalism, where many believed it was their duty to spread democracy and civilization; and the impact of technological advancements, like the telegraph and railroads, which facilitated westward movement and settlement. This ideology significantly shaped US policy and attitudes towards indigenous peoples and neighboring territories.
America's expansion in the 1900's was because European countries were expanding. America hoped to match them.
Westward Expansion and Related Economic Issues
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