There are explorers, traders, and mountain men that have contributed toward westward movement in the United States, positively and negatively. The first ones who did were Louis and Clark, who led their expedition toward the Louisiana Territory, uncharted at the time. They came back with detailed notes and maps, which contributed positively since the west no longer was a mystery as to what was out there, making people more confident to move with information to guide them. Next were the Astorians who also made a positive impact toward westward movement. John Astor wanted his group of men to be able to pass the Columbia River in Oregon to set up a fur-trading company.
There was no direct water way to the Pacific, like Jefferson had hoped. He did highlight instead on another finding, saying “we view this passage across the continent as affording immence advantages to the fur trade…The Missouri and all its branches from the Cheyenne upwards abound more in beaver and common otter, than any other streams on earth” (Lewis, 200). The government could cut out the British almost completely, cut the distance traveled, and have the furs arrive earlier and in better condition, leading to an increase in price. Lewis believed that he had been the first to explore the American West, that he should be the one to exploit it. Over the next few months, Lewis and Jefferson had many different meetings with all political figures trying to get this new form of fur trade to happen.
Being President, Monroe had a significant amount of power over the country and its government. Monroe’s Doctrine opened the floodgates for Manifest Destiny after the nation knew the government was behind it. Document A provides evidence that Monroe was correct with his prediction that America would follow the government’s lead and head west to protect the country through Manifest Destiny. The strongest argument against Manifest Destiny was the fact that would bring slavery to the new territories America gained. Not only was this false, Americans and politicians who were anti-slavery overlooked this because spreading what they considered America’s good qualities was more important to them and they wanted to follow Monroe’s Doctrine.
But as the 1800s came to a close, American expansion had reached all the way to the pacific and had nowhere else to go on the American mainland. Over the course of the late 1800’s, economic expansionism became part of the American experience. There were new levels of industrial productivity, which created surpluses. U.S business began to export goods to foreign trade markets and developed foreign trade that was central to the country’s economic health and prosperity. The desire for new economic
They were also responsible to record and make scientific observations on the new territory, resources and activities along their journey. By detailing flora, fauna animals and natural resources, they could excavate valuable resources that are suitable for trade business and make big money. Furthermore, they could make contact with Native Americans and establish diplomatic and trading relationships with them. In conclusion, the purposes and objectives of the Expedition are all for the benefiting of trade and money making. During the ‘Corps of Discovery’, Lewis and Clark and their men faced many difficulties including geography, wildlife, weather and communication, etc.
Generally speaking, researchers have gathered enough information for writers like Kreyche, to report on this expedition as well as many more that have taken place through the years. One point Kreyche made was that he thought Lewis and Clark were heroes for discovering new lands. Yes, what they did was very great for our country but I would not consider them heroes. Lewis and Clark were really trying to explore the lands and find unsettled territory. When they were traveling along the Missouri River, it stated that they would stop and mingle with Indian tribes.
The British blockades and direct attacks on tobacco stores and other US trade goods made it difficult to conduct commerce during the war ( Spangled Banner Historical Trail, 2013). Russia realized that this was a problem, therefore was one of the main reasons that Czar Alexander convinced these nations to come to an agreement. He knew that if the war were to end he would be able to make high seas commerce safer, as well as more lucrative. These changes to the economic system were positive for all, and due to the treaty created a lasting relationship between the United States of America and for the United
According to Turner, the frontier had been the most important factor in shaping America and its character. He believed that you could only understand America by understanding the western frontier and how it changed the newly organized nation. A major notion within his claims of the American frontier is, “ the existence of an are of free land, its continuous recession, and the advance of American settlement westward, explain American development ” (Turner, 33). Turner saw the advancement in the western frontier in a more hopeful and joyful light, contrary to that of Patricia Limerick’s
The Native Americans had managed to establish a way of life and had found a way to survive in their new found land and homes, but with the arrival of the Europeans and the white man into their lands and their endless for expansion, soon changed all of this. The first contacts were relatively peaceful and both sides found a common ground, trade. The establishment of the fur trade drastically changed the Natives lives. The beaver and fur trade established great commerce and trade with the Natives. The fur trade was one of the earliest and most important industries in North America.
As time passed by, the American frontier floated into history, and the myths of the west firmly held to the imagination of Americans. To explain how the West was won and make it pleasant to everybody, the American government used the term manifest destiny (God’s will to expand the land) and an assimilation process to make Native Americans civilized. American popular culture widely characterized Native Americans as discomfort and ambivalence to the general people of America. As the United States worked to destroy the Native Americans life, they created way to glorify and romanticize their traditional culture to explain Whites’ imperialist past. Today, it is possible for somebody who does not know about Native American history may have mixed feelings about them