US CITIZENSHIP TEST PREPARATION

Detailed explanation-1: -St. Louis, the Gateway City, is also known worldwide as the “Gateway to the West.” But before the federal government erected the Gateway Arch 50 years ago this week, some historians say that Kansas City had a strong claim to the title. The National Park Service built the Gateway Arch in St.

Detailed explanation-2: -Its location was the jumping-off point at the opening of the 19th century for exploration of the nation’s newly acquired Louisiana Purchase and further westward expansion of the North American continent-what would come to be known as the country’s “manifest destiny” to occupy all the land between the oceans.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the 19th century, many settlers and adventurers, including Lewis and Clark, launched their journeys to the West from St. Louis. This resulted in some people calling St. Louis “The Gateway to the West.” The significance of the monument is that it was designed to pay tribute to the role of St.

Detailed explanation-4: -St. Louis is known for the Gateway Arch, the tallest monument constructed in the United States at 630 feet (190 m). The Arch pays homage to Thomas Jefferson and St. Louis’s position as the gateway to the West.

Detailed explanation-5: -The monument we know today began in 1935, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt designated property along the St. Louis riverfront to be developed as the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (now known as Gateway Arch National Park).