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1. foreign policy. Except for a brief interlude with Manifest Destiny in the 1840's, the country had been in a state of isolationism from the inception of independent government. Near the turn of the century, this policy changed to one of competitive interest in and foreign exchange with other countries. Industrial and mercantile expansion required new markets; the editorials and stories of the so-called "yellow press" sparked the interest of the people; religious missionaries spread their message to groups which expanded as rapidly as did modes of travel; as well as the acceptance (if somewhat altered) of the theory of Darwinism by the wealthy backers of government officials. Another cause of this policy shift was the mass colonization effort by the English, Germans, and Russia, and the American need for a superior navy. American factories and mills were producing far more than this country could consume, and foreign markets for export were desperately needed to sell off the excess.
Overcrowding in major eastern cities drove America to push for expansion. To get people to move westward, free land was given to those who wanted it if they entered a race. Contestants then raced a specified distance and planted a flag where they wanted their land to be.
Climate and agriculture.
Europeans, who burned in the sun, were not acclimated to the climate of the south, which otherwise was ideal for agriculture on a massive scale.
Africans, who were acclimated to hot and sunny climates, were imported for field labor, enabling a southern agriculture based economy.
well it wasnt fueled by economic prosperity in the early 1890s
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Which force westward expansion or the North-South division was a stronger factor shaping the development of the British North American colonies and the US between 1607 and 1877?
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The cotton growers of the south were interested in westward expansion because?
Continual planting wore out the soil.
Who was William westmoreland?
the general who commanded American forces in South Vietnam.
Did the north or south have the larger fighting force?
The south they fought on their home land and they were motivated to fight
Who shot first in the American Civil War The North or the South?
The South fired the first shot in the American Civil War.
What was the driving force of the expansion in the American South?
The expansion of cotton plantation.
What is one factor that limited industrial expansion in the south?
Lack of educated work force is one factor that limited industrial expansion in the South.
What is one factor the limited industrial expansion in the south?
Lack of educated work force is one factor that limited industrial expansion in the South.
How did the results of the Spanish American war affect the expansion of the US?
The war led to increased U.S expansion into South America
How did the results of the spanish-american war affect the expansion of the US?
Only in the Philippines where it became the Philippine American War.
What did the North and South want in the Mexican American War?
They both wanted expansion, but the South wanted to extend slavery into the West.
Why was cotton the major driving force of the south?
agriculture was the souths major economic value. due to the rich soil in the south, and the abundance of slaves in the south, cotton was very easy to grow, and was valuable to the north, which was based mainly on cities and factories, causing cotton th be a major driving force of the south.
What effects did the French and Indian war have on South Carolina?
another effect the war had on South Carolina was the expansion of the indigo trade.. the war affected South Carolina was that it halped cause the American revoulution.
How did the south view the expansion west?
With great misgivings, as they saw the expansion to the West as an effort by the northern States to create new abolitionist States there that would finally together with the North outnumber them and force them to abolish slavery.
What stresses the South American plate and the African Plate?
Far-field stresses triggered by portions of the northern boundary stress the African plate. Intraplate stresses are the driving forces in the South American plate
Who led the most famous small militia force in the south during the American revolution?
George Washington.
What was the name of the movie Roy Scheider made in South American driving a Truck?
William Freidkin's 1977 film Sorcerer.
