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Shane Chesney
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3/17/23
professor : Dr. Carl Garrigus
NATION BUILDING AND NATIONALISM
What were some of the reasons for moving west and how did early
industrialization contribute to westward expansion?
At the time, European settlers were venturing westward for a variety of reasons. This is due, to the fact that America's territory was significantly expanded through the Louisiana purchase. People naturally desired to own a piece of land that they could call their own, and these areas were ideal for farming. The invention of the cotton Gin machine further embedded slavery into American society while industrialization slammed the country hard during this century. More cotton plantations sprang up in the South as a result of this crop's increased profitability. Farmers
and plantation owners moved westward to make place for more plantations, which meant more space to grow the fiber, which was a highly monetizable product. (History, 2019)
How did Indian Removal affect native nations?
The impact of western expansion was like a wild roller coaster for the indigenous people. As soon as they thought things were looking up, further white expansion started driving them westward. Nearly all of the treaties and agreements that the United States government established with the indigenous people were never implemented. The demand for more land to establish plantations was a major factor in the displacement of indigenous people from their homelands. The majority of the land west of the Mississippi River was owned and farmed by native peoples before the act was made legal. After the act was passed, the indigenous' treaties
and agreements with the United States government were mostly disregarded, and they were forcibly relocated to what is now New Mexico. The indigenous peoples remained here, trying to "modernize" themselves to the point where the government would recognize them as equals and return their territory. The settlers' greed still managed to get the best of them.
What was Manifest Destiny and what were some ways it destroyed Native American culture
?
The naive idea that the entire continent was destined for colonization and expansion was known as "Manifest Destiny" among white Americans and settlers of the nineteenth century. That the ground upon which they stood was rightfully theirs to seize was a product of their conceited attitude. Initially, farming and plantations pushed the natives westward. There, they established societies while preserving some aspects of their cultural heritage. However, they also ceded control of the land and their way of life to the white government by abandoning their gods, forming a republic, and farming. They continued to be forcibly removed from their homelands and pushed westward by the United States government despite these concessions, and they eventually went to battle with one another, Mexico, and the influx of white immigrants. (Onion, 2019)
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Onion, A. (2019, November 15). Manifest Destiny - Definition, Facts & Significance | HISTORY
. HISTORY. https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/manifest-destiny
History, W. E. T. E. F. (2019, September 30). Westward Expansion - Timeline, Events & Facts | HISTORY
. HISTORY. https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/westward-expansion