Review:
Western Expansion
overall review score: 3.5
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Western expansion refers to the movement of European settlers and their descendants across North America, starting in the 17th century and continuing into the 19th century.
Key Features
- Manifest Destiny
- Frontier life
- Native American displacement
- Gold Rush
- Railroad construction
Pros
- Opening up new lands for settlement and economic development
- Expanding opportunities for trade and commerce
- Contributing to the growth of the United States as a powerful nation
Cons
- Displacement and mistreatment of Native American tribes
- Environmental destruction and depletion of natural resources
- Conflict and violence with indigenous populations