During the early 1800s, many presidents bought land in the West to expand the nation's territory, such as the Louisiana Purchase, by Thomas Jefferson. Many Americans started moving West as a sign from God. Most of the Americans that moved to the West was because of the economic issues back in the East. American traders went to the Santa Fe Trail to gain a profit because of its economic advantage. Others took the Oregon Trail to fulfill their "destiny" in wooden-wheeled wagons while others pushed handcarts loaded with private possessions.
Mormons migrated to the west to escape prosecution from the government. The Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842 settled disputes between the areas near the Canadian border, Maine and Minnesota. The border in the south was not so peaceful, as the Anglos fought the Tejanos, and intesified cultural issues. Texans declared independence from Mexico and ratified a constitution similar to the United States. The Treaty of Velasco, was signed by Santa Anna, which gave Texas its independence. President James K. Polk wanted to also claim California and New Mexico and negotiated secretly, but Mexico did not accept. President Polk called for war against Mexico and won California and New Mexico.
I like the picture, and the content is good. You might want to consider revising your sentence structure though.
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ReplyDeleteI like how it's short and concise, although you might want to check up on the wording and sentence flow. Otherwise, it has good content and I like your picture.
ReplyDeleteNicely done. Well organized and easy to follow, however, there were mistakes.
ReplyDeleteWell done, and I like the picture. It'd be nice if you can explain what are Anglos or Tejanos or Mormons.
ReplyDeleteGood paragraph structure and picture. I think there are some awkward sentences and grammar errors in there that, if they were fixed, would make the post better.
ReplyDeleteGood post, besides a few grammar mistakes this was clear and concise. I think its whimsical how people keep on moving west when there is no religious toleration like the pilgrims and then the mormons.
ReplyDeleteGreatly written and short, but you might want to revise your summary. I love your picture.
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