DEVELOPMENT OF THE WEST BEYOND
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The years 1840 to 1890 were a period of great growth
for the United States. It was during this time period that
the United states came to the conclusion that it had a
manifest destiny, that is, it was commanded by god to someday
occupy the entire North American continent. One of the most
ardent fo ....
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sea. Now that the lands it so desired were finally there,
the United States faced a new problem- how to get its people
to settle these lands so they would actually be worth having.
Realistically, it is great to have a lot of land, but if the
land is unpopulated and undeveloped, it really isn't worth
much. And the government of the United States knew this. One
of the reasons that many did not choose to settle there
immediately was that the lands were quite simply in the
middle of nowher ....
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