JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON
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Increasing the overall wealth of America
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Allowing expansion of its citizens west for a new life
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Creating a way for let the poor people leave the east coast
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Taking more land from British claim
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Detailed explanation-1: -Oregon Trail: Facts, Dates, and Information About the Westward Expansion. The 2, 200-mile east-west trail served as a critical transportation route for emigrants traveling from Missouri to Oregon and other points west during the mid-1800s.
Detailed explanation-2: -Without the Oregon Trail and the passing of the Oregon Donation Land Act in 1850, which encouraged settlement in the Oregon Territory, American pioneers would have been slower to settle the American West in the 19th century.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Oregon Trail, the longest of the overland routes used in the westward expansion of the United States, was first traced by settlers and fur traders for traveling to the Oregon Country.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Oregon Trail made migration less risky. It was the only route that had been found through the Rocky Mountains which wagons could use. The US Government supported the trail with a network of forts where migrants could rest and stock up on supplies.