AMERICAN WESTWARD EXPANSIONISM

Westward Expansion

• After the War of 1812 is when Amercia strived to take over territory from the West.
• After the war people felt that the U.S was truly a place where people can have opportunity.
• The United States doubled in size because of the Louisiana Purchase.
• President Thomas Jefferson bought land from the French Government with $15 million
• America's territory from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains, and Canada to New Orleans

MANIFEST DESTINY

• In the mid 19th century more than 7million Americans moved out west.
• The main goal was to make remake the West for a nice image for America.
• People moved to live in the trans-Appalachian West for opportunity.

LITERATURE

• From the early 1800s to early 1900s literature began to develop more.
• American literature was developing more as the country was expanding
• Literature during the Westward Movement represented civilization in the U.S literary writers that came to play.
• American writers had literature that was in relation with English works.
• Writers wrote their works on the future of America, its issues on slavery, states rights, taxes, and other matters.

WORK CITED

• SparkNotes. SparkNotes. Web. 18 Dec. 2014.
• "Literature and the Frontier." Web. 16 Dec. 2014.
• "The History, Geography, and Literature of American Westward Expansion." The History, Geography, and Literature of American Westward Expansion. Web. 16 Dec.