Go West, Young Man
In the 1850s, if you wanted a new life, start a new adventure, or wanted to follow the American dream, the answer to your problems would be, “Go West, Young Man”. This sparked a new era for America called Manifest Destiny. The term “Manifest Destiny” essentially means that Americans wanted to expand westward because it was necessary for America, and it was their fate as a country. While moving west, it lured different people and added new pieces of land to our nation. For instance…
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