Benefits Of Westward Expansion

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Page1 Justin Canada Professor Shain US History 1 Essay #4 12/19/12 Expansion The need and want for land has always been a priority for people ever since the beginning of time. It showed power, wealth, and also stability something that we all hold as a necessity in our lives. The decision to expand westward was meant to make us stronger as a whole, and in fact that’s exactly what it did. Our economy and overall power benefitted greatly from the expansion of America, even though later inner conflicts such as Texas revolution, Mexican American war and the civil war did have a negative impact on our country. Manifest Destiny is a term referring to the United States, it basically meant that the United States not only could,
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