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What was the impact of westward expansion of settlers in usa?

Answer 1

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The westward expansion of settlers in the USA led to a complete annihilation of American Indians who were pushed westwards, down the Mississippi river, and then further west beyond that. They fought back, but were defeated; their villages were burnt and cattle destroyed. Also, with the cultivation of land for agricultural purposes, all grass and trees were razed. Thisled to terrible dust storms and blizzards in the 1930s, causing much death and destruction

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Answer 2

Westward expansion thus led to US emerging as the breadbasket of the world and to increased mechanisation of agriculture. Westward expansion meant that the US acquired ever increasing amounts of land, and needed people, farmers, to settle there so it could maintained without a huge military presence.

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Westward expansion had a huge impact on the development of the United States. As people moved westward, the United States began to grow in many ways. One way the country grew was that we began to add more land to our country. With the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, we doubled the size of the country. When explorers such as Lewis and Clark mapped out the new land, this opened the door for settlement of the Louisiana Purchase. People moved west to farm, raise sheep and cattle, and to claim land. Then, as we expanded toward the Pacific Ocean, with the acquisition of the Oregon Territory and the Mexican Cession, more people headed west. When minerals were discovered, westward expansion really increased.

This movement westward led to the development of the west. As people moved west, businesses followed. People needed products, and the businesses were more than willing to provide those products. This led to the growth of the railroads. It was profitable for the railroads to expand as people moved west. The railroad companies could ship the business products and could transport people faster and easier than other modes of transportation. Eventually, more cities were formed in the west, and the territories produced new states that were admitted to the United States. Westward expansion had a significant impact on the development of the United States