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Importance - the congress & settlers wanted to expand the U.S
Events - Manifest destiny
Outcomes - the U.S got bigger/gained a lot of territory -
Westward Expansion:
Territorys added- Arkansas, Michigan Territory, Oregon, Louisianna Purchase
Effect- te U.S got bigger -
Manifest Destiny- Expansion Westward seemed perfectly natural to many americans in the mid 19th century. Independence had been won in the revolution and reafirmed in the war of 1812. The spirit of nationalism that swept the nation in the next two decades demanded more territorys.