Native Americans were forced out of their homes during the expansion.
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The westward movement, in US history, was primarily driven by the desire to find land on which to farm (for a living). The Gold Rush portion of the westward movement was a fairly brief period, as compared to the continuous expansion for the purpose of settling in fertile lands.
It became a large water system for Indian's westward movement.
One of the contradictions of the progressive movement involved race. Black suffrage was a major a problem and was not covered enough in the movement.
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