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Created by Louis O Sullivan.
Manifest destiny was a widely held belief in the United States that its settlers were destined to expand across North America.
Economically, Americans were attracted to the boundless tracts of sparsely settled land just beyond the borders of their country. They also wanted new trade routes to the Far East that would increase trade profits. Politically, Americans believed that expansionism was an altruistic way to extend U.S. liberty to new realms—as well as a way to control and populate the country as they saw fit; again, expansion was cast as a civilizing effort, bringing freedom and democracy to other groups

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People  went west to California      to...
1. Start a new life
2. Get rich (California gold rush)
3. Steal the land from countless Native American tribes

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What was the mountain men's role in westward expansion

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What was the mountain men's role in westward expansion

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The mountain men discovered new streams to hunt vermin because they had killed off all the animals in their area.The mountain men's exploration provided Americans with firsthand knowledge of the far west. The knowledge of the far west. The knowledge and trails that were created led to pioneers going west.

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Westward Expansion: Crash Course US History #24

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- There was an early winter storm
- They had few supplies that quickly ran out
- LOTS of mountains
- They had broken carts
- After they had eaten everything (their oxen, horses, plants that were still alive, etc.) they agreed that if one of them were to die, the others would eat the body. They resorted to cannibalism.

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The Donner Party Camp...the Murphy Cabin Site, Nevada County, California