Westward Expansion
During the early 19th century, the Louisiana Purchase was made between Napoleon and President Thomas Jefferson. The Louisiana Purchase, was a land purchase for fifteen million dollars, that doubled the size of America. Due to Americans lacking knowledge of the land, President Jefferson, sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on an expedition to explore the territory, better known as the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The foundings made of the land by the explorers encouraged people to travel west. Many people were willing to make the long journeys because they heard of the mesmerizing tales, of the divine land that awaited them there. The tales of these lands, made groups of settlers sell all their belongings to make enough …show more content…
Pioneers, merchants, manufacturers, and many other people headed to the west for many reasons. One reason that motivated people to go west, was many people saw the region of land west of Americans, as a great chance to make money. To elaborate, people called land speculators bought huge areas of land, hoping one day it would increase in value. Due to this, they made great profits by selling their land to the thousands of settlers who dreamed of owning their own farms. Other people who hoped to make money off of traveling west, were manufacturers and merchants. These people hoped to make money by selling and making items that farmers needed. Many others were motivated to head west to escape people they owed or to find jobs. Another reason that motivated pioneers to head west was, many people, along with President Thomas Jefferson, believed the key to the nation’s health was land ownership. This meant heading west benefited a lot of people because when explorers gave the news, to the people, of land with rich soil and open prairies with plenty of farmland, it made many want their aspirations of owning land to come true. Moreover, another reason people were motivated to settle in the west was because of the belief of Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny was the belief that the United States was destined to stretch from …show more content…
This lead to Americans wanting geographical information of the land, which lead to the Lewis and Clark Expedition. This expedition, along with many others, helped encourage people to travel to the great lands of the west. Pioneers were willing to risk everything to settle in the newland, despite the countless challenges and hardships that they had to suffer through. The reason why they never gave up was because of the great motivation they had and the astonishing benefits that awaited them, of owning beautiful land. The only way pioneers were able to expand west was because of the trails created by explorers. In order to help make traveling west achievable for pioneers, the Oregon Trail, Santa Fe Trail, and Mormon Trail were created. Therefore, in the early 1800s, many pioneers flourished expanding west, regardless of challenges and hardships, due to their ambition and hope of the great rewards that awaited them in their new
During the early 19th century, the Louisiana Purchase was made between Napoleon and President Thomas Jefferson. The Louisiana Purchase, was a land purchase for fifteen million dollars, that doubled the size of America. Due to Americans lacking knowledge of the land, President Jefferson, sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on an expedition to explore the territory, better known as the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The foundings made of the land by the explorers encouraged people to travel west. Many people were willing to make the long journeys because they heard of the mesmerizing tales, of the divine land that awaited them there. The tales of these lands, made groups of settlers sell all their belongings to make enough …show more content…
Pioneers, merchants, manufacturers, and many other people headed to the west for many reasons. One reason that motivated people to go west, was many people saw the region of land west of Americans, as a great chance to make money. To elaborate, people called land speculators bought huge areas of land, hoping one day it would increase in value. Due to this, they made great profits by selling their land to the thousands of settlers who dreamed of owning their own farms. Other people who hoped to make money off of traveling west, were manufacturers and merchants. These people hoped to make money by selling and making items that farmers needed. Many others were motivated to head west to escape people they owed or to find jobs. Another reason that motivated pioneers to head west was, many people, along with President Thomas Jefferson, believed the key to the nation’s health was land ownership. This meant heading west benefited a lot of people because when explorers gave the news, to the people, of land with rich soil and open prairies with plenty of farmland, it made many want their aspirations of owning land to come true. Moreover, another reason people were motivated to settle in the west was because of the belief of Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny was the belief that the United States was destined to stretch from …show more content…
This lead to Americans wanting geographical information of the land, which lead to the Lewis and Clark Expedition. This expedition, along with many others, helped encourage people to travel to the great lands of the west. Pioneers were willing to risk everything to settle in the newland, despite the countless challenges and hardships that they had to suffer through. The reason why they never gave up was because of the great motivation they had and the astonishing benefits that awaited them, of owning beautiful land. The only way pioneers were able to expand west was because of the trails created by explorers. In order to help make traveling west achievable for pioneers, the Oregon Trail, Santa Fe Trail, and Mormon Trail were created. Therefore, in the early 1800s, many pioneers flourished expanding west, regardless of challenges and hardships, due to their ambition and hope of the great rewards that awaited them in their new