WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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eastern expansion
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westward expansion
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southern expansion
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northern expansion
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Detailed explanation-1: -This era, from the War of 1812 to the acquisition of Alaska in 1867, has been called the “age of manifest destiny". During this time, the United States expanded to the Pacific Ocean-"from sea to shining sea"-largely defining the borders of the continental United States as they are today.
Detailed explanation-2: -Manifest Destiny, in U.S. history, the supposed inevitability of the continued territorial expansion of the boundaries of the United States westward to the Pacific and beyond.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -During the 19th Century, more than 1.6 million square kilometers (a million square miles) of land west of the Mississippi River was acquired by the United States federal government. This led to a widespread migration west, referred to as Westward Expansion.