Wild West Definition

The Wild West. The original frontier. Before there was a west coast of America, there was only an east coast. We, as a nation named America, have come a long way since we were but wide eyed passengers in a ship bound for a New World. It is in our human nature to want more. Greed is considered a negative characteristic but we all experience it, no matter who we are. We can date our American greed to the start of the country, but that's not what I'm discussing. Our country's growth began with the revolutionary war and hasn't been satisfied to date, with new territories and land to be bought. The disputed territory in the Ohio river valley was one of our first expansions. One major expansion was the Louisiana Purchase from France. France was always fighting with one country or another and to keep their aggressive ways going strong. Before the United States was able to expand “from sea to shining sea” it took time, willpower and innovation to get to the proud USA we know today. The will of the people can be used for good things, despite the infamous push for popular sovereignty made by Illinois senator Stephen A. Douglas. When Thomas Jefferson was our third president, he issued negotiations between France and America. Intending to buy just New Orleans on a budget of ten million dollars. When news came back …show more content…
Simply defined, it is the will that America should be expanded west with a white, Christian populous. Looking back in time, we realize how much impact that ideal has done for us. If we hadn't had the will to do anything about this country, we wouldn't have become the nation we are today. It has taken us centuries to create the empire known as the United States of America. We see our expansion when we gained the land for our fifty states, slowly but surely. Through the years of willpower and innovation, a bare New World coast has become one of the most influential countries in the