How did the US expand West?

The US expanded west by traveling through the Appalachians. They went West for cheap land, more land , and gold.

An actual thing/result/concrete idea to emerge from this social issue

A result of the Westward expansion was that many Native Americans were moved by the rush of people coming for the gold and more/cheaper land. Many aspects of their culture were destroyed because of this.

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Tell us about an important person involved in this Issue and how they impacted it

Lewis and Clark are 2 important people involved in the westward expansion because they were the leaders of the first group of people to reach the Pacific Ocean via land.

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The most radical white abolitionist was an editor named William Lloyd Garrison. Active in religious reform movements in Massachusetts, Garrison started his own paper, The Liberator, in 1831 to deliver an uncompromising message: immediate emancipation---the freeing of slaves, with no payment to slaveholders.

An actual thing/result/concrete idea to happen because of the issue.

As white abolitionists began to respond Garrison's ideas. he founded the New England Anti-Slavery society in 1832, followed by the national American Anti-Slavery Society a year later.

What is abolition?

The call to outlaw slavery. It was a movement to end slavery.

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Charles Finney was the most famous preacher in his era. Finney inspired emotional religious faith using a dramatic speaking style such as prayer and sermon. His job is to spread the word about personal salvation.

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-Alex Mamer

What did women demand change with?

Their rights. At the World's Anti-Slavery Convention, Stanton and Mott vowed to advocate women's rights.

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An actual thing/result/concrete idea to emerge from this social issue.

Sarah and Angelina Grimke, daughters of a South Carolina slaveholder, spoke eloquently for abolition. In 1836 Angelina Grimke published An Appeal to Christian Women of the South, in which she called upon women to "overthrow this horrible system of oppression and cruelty."

Tell us about an important person involved in this Issue and how they impacted it

Emma Willard is an important person because she was an American women's rights activist. She also founded the first school for women's higher education .