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Poulation increascing
Through 1800-1900 the westward expansion increased the human population In the US. it started with 5 million but during the westward expansion the human population went up to 75 million people living in the US. -
The US owening millions to the west
The reason that the US owed millions to the west was because the west was charging the us to take their land/states . The Louisiana purchase cost the US 15 million dollars . It Included the west land of Mississippi -
Moving slavery
During the westward expansion The south wanted to move slavery to the north but the north did not want slavery to be legal in that territory . -
Native Americans removed
One of the effects of the westward expansion was . Native Americans getting removed from their homes . It started in 1830 in Oklahoma. -
The trail of tears
In 1838 and 1839, as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma. The Cherokee called it the trail of tears because a lot of people died during walking. -
Racing for land
Land rushes, similar to races, often occurred when land was opened up for settlement. People would race off to stake their land and claim it. Most of the times when land was open as much as 50,000 people would race for it. -
Gold rush
The Westward expansion was a cause of the gold rush that started in January 24, 1848 and ended 1855. The Gold rush began in The California Gold Rush began at Sutter's Mill, near Coloma. -
The Homestead act
The Homestead act became a law in 1862 the act provided 160 acres of unoccupied land and they can stay there for five years
