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While this historic event doubled the size of the U.S., it also led to increased slave debate and drastic measures for the Native American people. Economically this purchase strategically provided more trade and settlement opportunities, both industrial and agricultural. Constitutional amendments were made to ratify this unprecedented land sale. This event checks all the boxes for social, political and economic categories. While brilliant, also devasting for the Native American people. -
This pivotal event in history had significant political, economic and social impact on the developing nation. The groundwork for travel routes dramatically affected trade, railways and land for settlers. Native Americans played a key role in this event, as interpreters and guides, fell short on promises of gifts from the Americans as this event led to the Indian Removal Act of 1830, displacing thousands of indigenous people from their land. U.S. expansion led to devastation for Native American -
The social and political impact of this event led to what is referred to as the "Jacksonian Era" and ultimately The Trail of Tears. Even with Supreme Court ruling for Native American's land, Jackson aggressively and forcefully removed thousands of Cherokee from their lands. The indigenous people lost their culture, land and death of 4,000 tribe members. While the social devastation to the indigenous people of this event is heartbreaking, this event led to further expansion of the America's. -
This monumental event landed California in the Union politically impacting their place on the map. With thousands of people migrating to cash in on gold, the economy flourished with new developments in technology, manufacturing and agriculture. The social landscape changed drastically as immigration to CA was tremendous. Gold seekers benefitted from the economic promise of new opportunities, however, the Native Americans were once again displaced from their land and culture. -
In attempt to resolve slavery debate post Mexican American war, this event had significant social, political and economic outcomes. The increase in sectionalism between free and slave states as well as moral feeling about slavery created more harm than good. With the overland route to the Pacific established, the economic growth increased transportation and manufacturing. Politically this event was not a permanent solution to heated debates on slavery and ultimately led to the Civil War. -
After Gadsden purchased 30,000 square miles of land in Northern Mexico for $10 million, his dream of creating an overland railway, connecting the east with the west had both political and economic impact. The transcontinental railway opened up vast opportunity for trade, industrial and agricultural, boosting the economy. The slave debate simmered to a boil as the conflict over enslavement was still split between regions, leading to more political controversy in Congress. -
In a period of economic explosion, immigration to Kansas was immense. With increased migration, the heightened tension between the ongoing pro-slavery and anti-slavery controversy intensified dramatically leading to violent fighting. The political debate over slavery in the new Kansas territory was yet another event that led to the Civil War. The social impact of this event, once again, affected the indigenous people of this region as they were displaced and their culture uprooted. -
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