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The annexation of Texas helped make it destiny to move West for the Americans. The American bravado was huge as the Texans fought for their freedom against the Mexicans. This would all lead to America gaining another state.

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The gold rush had a negative impact on the American identity because of the so called miners tax, the people the gold rush put into poverty, and the mistreatment of mexican living in california during the gold rush. This all had a negative impact on manifest destiny.

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American exceptionalism launched the westward expansion of a United States in a way that defined America today. Men and women alike set off and conquered the land, developed many new and advanced industries, and helped encourage a new influx of immigrants to the United States. All of this would forever change the country and what it meant to be an American.

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The events of the 1800s made America’s westward expansion seem predestined. The Louisiana Purchase specifically allowed the United States to nearly double its size which allowed more space for the growing population. It also helped to identify new species of plants and animals which served as valuable resources for future settlers and created positive bonds among the Native American tribes.

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The War of 1812 united the Americans. It lead to the "Era of Good Feelings", dismissed the idea of federalism, and promoted national patriotism.

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The Trail of tears contradicted american identity and left it with a dreary disturbing past that remains permanently embed in america's history forever, there were many unfortunate and popular amount of deaths, mainly of disease, famine and warfare because of the forced removal and invasion of americans leading to the broken agreement between the Indians and the Americans.

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The Trail of Tears undercuts the idea of manifest destiny as something fated. The idea that the land was destined to be stolen from the native Americans is wrong. Instead the trail of tears, motivated by manifest destiny, shaped what we now know to be the “American Identity”. The trail of tears contradicts the idea of “manifest destiny” by the harsh living conditions for the Indians, Andrew Jackson's disregard to the Supreme Court's ruling that its unconstitutional and the amount of Native american deaths.

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The Indian Removal Act made it destiny to move Westward because of the land it had opened up for people wanting to get more land for farming. It also was used by the whites because they had wanted to support a white nationalist identity in America, and they saw the Indians as an obstacle. Their motives were contradicting their identity as well as the relations they had with the Indians.

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the Indian removal act helped westward expansion because it grew farmland and growth of Americans its only downfall was the abusement of the native Americans

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the Indian removal act helped westward expansion because it grew farmland and growth of Americans its only downfall was the abusement of the native Americans

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Without the territorial advancements that occurred during the 1800s, the United States would not be the modern country that it is today. The Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition helped to explore and discover new land and species of plants and animals. This pushed Americans into Texas resulting in The Texas Annexation that boosted American identity and grew the United States.

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The idea of Westward Expansion had many powerful negative impacts to many ethnic backgrounds. The mistreatment and  slavery of Natives, Asians and Africans from the Gold Rush along the poverty of thousands of people faced traveling to emerge as rich. Gold turning people against others fighting struggling to find a place of American Identity

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The Mexican-American war improved America in many great ways. It expanded our territory out west, we were able to trade with China in California, and it reinforced the idea of Manifest Destiny.

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The Trail of Tears had a negative impact on the westward expansion. I firmly believe this because poor native americans were forced out of their homes so that we could have the desirable land that we had craved for. Over 4,000 indians died in the process of this Trail of Tears which made the Americans feel a sense of power and superiority over the Native Americans. And lastly, the amount of indians that died wasn’t the worst part, the labor that we put them through was enough that if we were put through that labor and mistreatment, us making it out alive would be improbable.

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The Gold rush affected the US positively for three reasons, 1 it started a new life for everyone who was on the westward expansion. 2 it was the american dream, coming here with nothing and being able to become successful. The final reason number 3 a huge amount of gold was found and the people who found it were all very wealthy and that ties back to the 2nd reason where that is the american dream and they all now can do well with getting a job and helping their family out. Those are the three reasons why The gold rush affected the US positively.

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At the time of the americans westward expansion, the trail of tears proved that it was not destiny for americans to venture westward. The Trail of Tears induced tragedy to all natives as it forced them out of their homes, it provoked over 4000 casualties, and natives received harsh threats from the U.S. government.

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At the time of the americans westward expansion, the trail of tears proved that it was not destiny for americans to venture westward. The Trail of Tears induced tragedy to all natives as it forced them out of their homes, it provoked over 4000 casualties, and natives received harsh threats from the U.S. government.

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The Gold Rush had a negative impact on Westward Expansion because of how Americans treated people who were not citizens. The exploitation of Mexicans, the mistreatment of Asian laborers, and the extermination of Native Americans living in California all show that expansion was not necessary of the herd of the nation.

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The Gold Rush of 1849 did not improve American identity due to the demands of hard labor, harming of the land, and the decrease in wealth.

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The idea of the Industrial Revolution contributed toward Westward Expansion to become inexorable. This occurred due to its massive influx of railroads built in order to make a profit off of events such as the Gold Rush, the escalation of the population during Manifest Destiny, and territorial expansion occurring just decades before.

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Territorial expansion benefited America and Americans contributing to the idea of the american identity during the westward expansion. More land led to higher populations and new riches. It also gave more opportunity for other people to become Americans.

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Territorial expansion benefited America and Americans contributing to the idea of the american identity during the westward expansion. More land led to higher populations and new riches. It also gave more opportunity for other people to become Americans.

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The unfortunate/unforgivable events surrounding moving west, and Manifest destiny have made it clear that it was not destiny to move west. I say this because companies and the government used propaganda to mislead the US citizens into a path of grave danger, the Gold Rush caused the Chinese to become laborers, and killed thousands of Indians during the trail of tears.

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The unfortunate/unforgivable events surrounding moving west, and Manifest destiny have made it clear that it was not destiny to move west. I say this because companies and the government used propaganda to mislead the US citizens into a path of grave danger, the Gold Rush caused the Chinese to become laborers, and killed thousands of Indians during the trail of tears.

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The Indian Removal Act left a very negative impact on the American Identity because it forced the Native Americans to go on the Trail of Tears where they were starved and caught many diseases. It also forced Native Americans out of their homes and some needed to be separated from their families, and it caused the Native American tribe called the Cherokees to sue the American government, because of its mistreatment to them.

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The Indian Removal act was counter intuitive
to the American identity. This is due to the Americans forcefully eliminating, abusing, and murdering the Indians on the Indians own land, which opposes what the Americans insisted was corrupt for the Mexicans to do when at war with them.

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The Mistreatment of Native Americans contradicted the American Identity of the 1800s. The forced acculturation under Thomas Jefferson, and later the Indian Removal Act under Andrew Jackson and The California Act for the Government and Protection of Indians showed the true heartlessness of the westward frontiersmen of the time.  Wealth and power were the only goals for these men and they would stop at nothing to achieve these ends. 

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The Mistreatment of Native Americans contradicted the American Identity of the 1800s. The forced acculturation under Thomas Jefferson, and later the Indian Removal Act under Andrew Jackson and The California Act for the Government and Protection of Indians showed the true heartlessness of the westward frontiersmen of the time.  Wealth and power were the only goals for these men and they would stop at nothing to achieve these ends. 

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I firmly believe that the Mexican American war did not go along with the American identity for various reasons. There were many brutal battles which of course led to widespread disease, it had caused an extremely high mortality rate, and it promoted slavery which led to countless political issues.

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I think that the Gold rush was the largest factor in Westward expansion. I think this because It gave people jobs, (even if not good ones). Boosted the American economy and infrastructure because of all of the growth. It also helped create the American identity of not stopping at any lengths to grow there country All of these conclude to the fact that the Gold rush was one of the largest events during that time period.

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American exceptionalism launched the westward expansion of a United States in a way that defined America today. Men and women alike set off and conquered the land, developed many new and advanced industries, and helped encourage a new influx of immigrants to the United States. All of this would forever change the country and what it meant to be an American.