The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 not only gained territorial boundaries it also expanded white settlement deeper in the continent therefore causing more disagreements between races. The reason behind the start of the Louisiana …show more content…
340). A westward expansion caused the Manifest Destiny which as everything had two different sides. John L. Sullivan preached that God had sent the white race to expand and gain as much territory as they could under any form whether it be; peace, compromise or ultimately force. However, Henry Clay preached that by doing this by force instead of peace it would only cause more political harm to the stability of the union and intensify slavery, therefore, if expansion westward was to take place it should be done under peace or not at all (Brinkley, 2012). Furthermore, Sullivan won and expansion took place westward killing many and caused hardships with the union and disagreements about slavery amongst the