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Westward expansion was a time when people in the Eastern US started moving West for various reasons. They moved West to find cheaper land, business opportunities, freedom for slaves, and more. People believed in Manifest Destiny which simply means expansion was a given right and was good for our country.
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Did northerners favor or oppose expansion of slavery in the west?
they opposed it
Why might westward expansion have been difficult for georgia?
The westward expansion may have been difficult for Georgia due to the terrain. There are mountains and swampland to the west of Georgia.
How many words can you spell from the word Westward Expansion?
1. west 2. ward 3. expand 4. pen 5. saw 6. town 7. pan 8. east 9. dart
How did the activities of the mountain men encourage US expansion?
because people liked them people saw that it was possible to live in the west.
What were the positive and negative results of the Jacksonian democracy?
The positive results were the expansion to the west and the negative effects was the Indian removal act
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