JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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tree cutting
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fur trading
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farming settlements
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gold mining
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Detailed explanation-1: -Land, mining, and improved transportation by rail brought settlers to the American West during the Gilded Age.
Detailed explanation-2: -The American fur trade moved westward in the early 1800s because fur companies wiped out the beaver population in the East in their effort to meet Europeans demand for the “high hat.” Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna started a colony on the lower Colorado River in 1822.
Detailed explanation-3: -The fur trade of the 1800s played a major role in America’s westward expansion. Soon after the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804, many European Americans were inspired to head out into the Rocky Mountain West in pursuit of the fur trade.
Detailed explanation-4: -A significant push toward the west coast of North America began in the 1810s. It was intensified by the belief in manifest destiny, federally issued Indian removal acts, and economic promise.