JAMESON PEELER

MOVING OUTWARD COULD GIVE US BETTER SOIL AND LARGER LAKES

MOVING OUTWARD COULD GIVE US MORE ROOM AND A BETTER RESTART

ESTABLISHING A CITY OR A TOWN IF YOUR A POLITICIAN COULD WIN YOU MORE VOTES IF IT IS ALL ECONOMIC AND SOCIALL.

American believed they had a God-given mission to extend their system of democracy. American hoped to establish a democratic republic that reached to the Pacific

Many Americas believed their future prosperity depended on the land and wealth to be gained from westward expansion. The success of farmers in Texas and the discovery of gold in California encouraged this belief.

The pioneer spirit was seen as the perfect expression of American individualism. Americans admired the rugged pioneers who advanced into Texas, Oregon, California and the southwest.

THERE WAS A DESIRE TO SPREAD RELIGIOUS BELIEFS TO THE PEOPLE OF THE WEST AND TO FIND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM TO ESCAPE PERSECUTION IN THE EAST.

There was a desire for American businesses to open up more markets to sell their goods to other countries. This could be done in the West

Farmers were interested in expanding into the west to farm. Many farmers used slaves, so slavery was expected to expand into the west. The use of slavery caused tension between the north and the south.

Occupying the middle of the continent from coast to coast would discourage threats from rival powers like England, Spain, or Russia.

There was the desire the reduce overcrowding in the cities.

Businesses wanted more markets for American goods, with more land more business could grow, and more natural resources could be used.