Expanding Nations
The early start of what is now known world wide as America, is an important piece of history that people will talk about for many generations to come. The 19th century is important to know about if you are an American. It enlightens how the land grew, the leaders lead, new laws created, trades and the end to slavery. This Expanding Nations Paper will examine how the new nation was affected by continued growth and expansion.
When the west coast started to open up it was around the early 1800’s and it had a major effect on the growth of the new United States. It was a great deal for farmers to leave their east coast homes to travel to the west coast because of the rich soil the west produced. New land and opportunities had many settlers’ interests in building dreams of becoming successful or profitable. The settlers that came across the far land soon became farmers and hunters creating a way to survive, also building homes and planting grains, vegetables and fruit, hunting in the woods for deer’s, wild turkeys, honey, fish, cattle, and hogs. Soon after those settlers came so did doctors, lawyers, storekeepers, editors, preachers, mechanics and politicians following the farmers. This is what helped the new start of establishing the nation.
As America continued to grow toward the west so did the population, with an increase in immigration. Immigrates had an impact on America’s demographic, economic, and political climate during the mid-19th century.
For the first half of the 1815-1913 periods, most migrants continued to come from northwestern Europe. They were followed in subsequent decades by streams of people from southern and eastern Europe. By 1913, well over four-fifths of all immigrants were from these areas of Europe, especially Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Russia.
The reasons for this shift are based on the impact of the Industrial Revolution. Beginning in the British Isles and the Low Countries in the 18th century, it...
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