文档介绍：Westward Expansion
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I. Brief Introduction
II. The Causes of Westward Movement
III. The progress of Westward Movement
IV. The influences of Westward Movement
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Westward Expansion is a movement of people from the settled regions of the United States to lands farther west. Between the early 17th and late 19th centuries, Anglo-American people and their society expanded from the Atlantic Coast to the Pacific Coast. It plays a vital role in the formation, the development and the present situation of the United States of America. Particularly, Westward Expansion has seeped into this young nationality in the sphere of cultural influence. However, at the same time Westward Expansion is also the Indians’ tragic history.
Introduction
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Causes of Westward Movement
Large Population
California Gold Rush
Cheap, Fertile Land
Freedom for Runaway from
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As early as in 1820’s there was flood of new immigrants from Europe to the United States. Then the stream of immigration continued. Between 1815 and 1830 over 500, 000 Europeans came into the United States. They had expected to live a better life, but they found themselves still poor in the crowded Northeast. As they were dissatisfied with the conditions at home, they hoped to find a more favorable environment on the frontier.
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Gold was discovered in California in the 1840s. This rush made lots of people move West with the hopes of becoming rich!
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As for the local farmers, they had no better life and they lost their land piece after piece because of land speculation. So they moved west to the vast area of wilderness where the land was cheap and great for farming.
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Slaves from the South could have freedom in the new western territories where they settled in all black communities free from white prejudice.
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