LITERATURE QUESTIONS
GOTHIC LITERATURE
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the shift toward an agricultural economy
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threats of invasion by surrounding countries
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the French and Indian war and Spanish-American war
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aggressive westward expansion
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Detailed explanation-1: -Expert-Verified Answer. Aggressive westward expansion is the feature of life in early 19th century. The nineteenth century saw enormous expansion and change in the United States.
Detailed explanation-2: -Gold rush and mining opportunities (silver in Nevada) The opportunity to work in the cattle industry; to be a “cowboy” Faster travel to the West by railroad; availability of supplies due to the railroad. The opportunity to own land cheaply under the Homestead Act.
Detailed explanation-3: -Slavery in the Western Territories To many nineteenth-century Americans, the expansion of slavery into western territories caused a great deal of controversy.
Detailed explanation-4: -The three reasons the US expanded overseas was for economical power in overseas markets, to civilized non white nations like the Europeans did during the birth of America, and because the frontier was closed and Americans wanted to expand their influence.
Detailed explanation-5: -The sparsely populated western regions of the continent became folded into a nation with enormous potential for power. The hundreds of thousands of settlers who moved west established new communities. New territories gave the country access to greater natural resources and the Pacific trade.