Was westward expansion good or bad?

Answer 1

it was bad because the west keep getting crowded because everybody thought they would find gold and the people didnt get treated right the chinese got excluded from the u.s for ninety nine days and the women were forced to be prostituits for no pay and the africans were not treated equelly

- i knew this and i am 13 how smart am i

~katelyn

Answer 2

Many believed that westward expansion, which was referred to as Manifest Destiny was for the good and right of the people. Many people moved because:

• the west opened up new jobbing opportunities
• the population in the east was becoming overcrowded
• the rumor of the California Gold rush led people to think they would find gold
• the west had lots of unused, fertile land.

Answer 3

The settlers died on the way

Native americans were forced onto reservation

Settlers hunted buffalo buffalo nearly died out