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What did arguments for and against western expansion reveal about American values in the early 1800?
Many in favor of unlimited western expansion believed in the â??special qualityâ?? of European Americans and Manifest Destiny. It was believed based on this quality, it was the duty of the United States to free others from the shackles of monarchy and tyranny. In addition, land was cheap and the opportunity to become rich immeasurable, this prompted many Americans, Europeans and other immigrants to go west. Those opposed were likely fearful of leaving family behind. The west was an unsettled, dangerous place with Indian Wars, lawlessness and dangers that could easily bring tragedy. Fear of the unknown and sticking to what was familiar were frequent concerns of more conservative easterners.
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MaxineImmigration, racial and cultural diversity, and even possibly racism. A lot of new Americans had trouble settling in with people from many different places and cultures, and not all of them accepted what the American government offered at the moment.
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How could the divisions which emerged in the United states in the mid-nineteenth century be characterized as nationalism?
The main explanation for the origins of the American Civil War is slavery, especially Southern anger at the attempts by Northern antislavery political forces to block the expansion of slavery into the western territories.
Why were people in the western counties of Virginia against secession?
because of pirate booty
How did the homestead act encourage western expansion?
People heard about free land so it moved them to pack their things on a wagon to find free land.
What events drew the US away from neutrality?
The War of 1812, western expansion, and finally the sinking of the Lusitania dragging America into it's first world war.
What were Young Southern and Western Republicans who pressed for war against Great Britain called?
War Mongers
