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Columbus found the Americas and started people coming to America and populating it.
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This started the exchange of many different items and brought many people to the new world from Europe and Africa. This also decimated the populations of the natives who did not have resistance to the small pox virus.
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First settlement in America by whites. Started the colonization of America.
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Helped to colonize America and showed people that America has freedom.
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Prevented the White population from crossing the Appalachian mountains.
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Allowed the government to expel people from the country and made it take longer for immigrants to becme citizens.
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This more than doubled the amount of land in the US and allowed for the economy to grow because there was more resources.
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Lewis and Clark set out to explore the Louisiana Purchase which allowed many settlers to move westward in hope of a better life.
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More land became availble to be settled. Many indian tribes were driven out of Florida and driven west.
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This allowed more terf the US territory to become states and it had slave owners move South of Missouri.
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This allowed many to move out west and to start a new life farming.
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This allowed people to move west ward easier and boosted the economy giving people a reason to move westward.
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This allowed for easy transportation of goods and people which allowed easier settlement of land in the east.
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The US government removed the Indians off their lands and moved them west.
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Thousands of indians were forcibly moved west by the Government.
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Gained land and allowed more areas to settle in America.
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Started a mad rush out west in search of fame and fortune.
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Works Cited
"American Experience: TV's Most-watched History Series." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 13 Jan. 2016.
Andrews, Evan. "10 Little-Known Facts About the Lewis and Clark Expedition." 10 Little-Known Facts About the Lewis and Clark Expedition. History.com, 18 Nov. 2015. Web. 13 Jan. 2016.
Beardsley, Frank. "#132: Settlers Rush to Claim Western Land." UNSV. UNSV, 22 June 2013. Web. 13 Jan. 2016.
Bryan, Dan. "Indian Removal and the Trail of Tears." American History USA. American History USA, 26 Mar. 2
