Not Andrew Jackson who pushed the western movement but another Andrew also from Tennessee Andrew Johnson. Much was done during Grant's administration and continued under subsequent Presidents as Indian territory continue to be occupied.
1865-1869 Andrew Johnson
1869-1877 Ulysses S. Grant
1877-1881 Rutherford Hayes
1881 James Garfield
1881-1885Chester Arthur
1885-1889Grover Cleveland
1889-1893Benjamin Harrison
1893-1897Grover Cleveland
1897-1901William McKinley
Westward expansion led to an economic "boom" in the Midwest, as new cities and markets were connected by rail and canals.
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 .
The west was in good terms with the Union, and was taking place in the Westward expansion that branched from manifest destiny.
Jefferson Davis served as President of the Confederate States throughout the Civil War.
Ulysses S. Grant was a famous Northern general during the Civil War who went on to become President of the United States.
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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.
There was not one specific date, Westward Expansion happened over a long period of time.
Because new opportunities and technological advances led to westward migration
The westward expansion in the United States began with the purchase of the Louisiana territory in 1803. The expansion to the west continued until the start of the Civil War in 1861. This period was known as Manifest Destiny.
Westward expansion led to an economic "boom" in the Midwest, as new cities and markets were connected by rail and canals.
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Abraham Lincoln was the president during the civil war.
After the Civil War, the US military built the frontier because of the American westward expansion.
Look in the westward expansion after the civil war mini textbook.
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.
Abraham Lincoln was the president during the civil war.