I could give you a long answer about a general Polk, the Louisiana Purchase, US theory of the time, and the monroe doctrine and infant stages of "US Imperialism", but in two words the answer is : Manifest Destiny uwlambdalady
Considering the West to mean west of the Mississippi River, the first organized and firm settlement in the west was accomplished by the Mormons. When there leader Joseph Smith was forced to continually move his followers west to escape religious persecution, they ended up as far west as Illinois and Missouri. The persecution was due to the fact that Smith and his followers believed in polygamy. In 1846, Smith was murdered by an angry mob in Missouri and the new leader, Brigham Young, led the Mormons to Salt Lake City Utah in 1847. This can be said to be a firm date for the beginning of the westward movement. Shortly after, gold was found in California, and the '49ers were a new group of miners that headed west in hopes of striking gold mines.
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The Hatfield and McCoy feud started in 1863. It ended in 1891. It took place at Tug Fort of the Big Sandy River in West Virginia and Kentucky.
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Lincoln Cents were initially minted in the year 1909.
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At the start of their senior (last) year at West Point.
The Pacific Plate moves at an average rate of about 2-9 cm per year in a west-northwest direction. The Philippine Plate moves at a rate of about 6-10 cm per year in a west-northwest direction as well. These two tectonic plates interact along the Philippine Trench and Philippine Fault Zone.
According to the Key West Chamber of Commerce Approx. 1.3 million people visit each year.
1839. It was the first public university west of the Mississippi
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They start at five. They were the people who started Kindergarten.
There are 35 million people that visit west edmonton in one year.
It is estimated that around 8 million people start smoking worldwide each year.
The Mormon exodus to Utah officially began on February 4, 1846, although in reality many families stayed in Nauvoo, Illinois later in the year. Almost everyone had left by September to join the others moving west.
Delonte West began his NBA career in the 2004-05 season with the Boston Celtics.
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