MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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Westward migration helped American Indians preserve their cultural identity.
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Westward migration created densely populated urban and suburban areas.
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Westward migration encouraged civil rights legislation for slaves.
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Westward migration expanded industry and the national economy.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Overview. Land, mining, and improved transportation by rail brought settlers to the American West during the Gilded Age. New agricultural machinery allowed farmers to increase crop yields with less labor, but falling prices and rising expenses left them in debt.
Detailed explanation-2: -How did migration to the Western Territory help to develop the United States? Westward migration helped American Indians preserve their cultural identity. Westward migration encouraged civil rights legislation for slaves. Westward migration expanded industry and the national economy.
Detailed explanation-3: -However, westward expansion provided the United States with vast natural resources and ports along the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts for expanding trade, key elements in creating the superpower America is today.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Homestead Act encouraged western migration by providing settlers with 160 acres of land in exchange for a nominal filing fee. Among its provisions was a five-year requirement of continuous residence before receiving the title to the land and the settlers had to be, or in the process of becoming, U.S. citizens.