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1、WestwardMovementisamovementofpeoplefromthesettledregionsoftheUnitedStatestolandsfartherwest.Betweentheearly17thandlate19thcenturies,Anglo-AmericanpeopleandtheirsocietyexpandedfromtheAtlanticCoasttothePacificCoast.Itplaysavitalroleintheformation,thedevelopmentandthepresentsituationo
2、ftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Particularly,WestwardMovementhasseepedintothisyoungnationalityinthesphereofculturalinfluence.However,atthesametimeWestwardMovementisalsotheIndians’tragichistory.ThecausesofWestwardMovement1.LargePopulation.Asearlyasin1820’stherewasfloodofnewimmigrantsfromE
3、uropetotheUnitedStates.Thenthestreamofimmigrationcontinued.Between1815and1830over500000EuropeanscameintotheUnitedStates.Theyhadexpectedtoliveabetterlife,buttheyfoundthemselvesstillpoorinthecrowdedNortheast.Astheyweredissatisfiedwiththeconditionsathome,theyhopedtofindamorefavorablee
4、nvironmentonthefrontier.2.CaliforniaGoldRush.GoldwasdiscoveredinCaliforniainthe1840s.ThisrushmadelotsofpeoplemoveWestwiththehopesofbecomingrich!3.Cheap,FertileLand.Asforthelocalfarmers,theyhadnobetterlifeandtheylosttheirlandpieceafterpiecebecauseoflandspeculation.Sotheymovedwesttot
5、hevastareaofwildernesswherethelandwascheapandgreatforfarming.4.FreedomforRunawayfromSlaves.SlavesfromtheSouthcouldhavefreedominthenewwesternterritorieswheretheysettledinallblackcommunitiesfreefromwhiteprejudice.TheprogressofWestwardMovementThewestwardmovementbeganintheearly1600'swi
6、thEuropeansettlementsalongtheAtlanticCoastofNorthAmerica.Itcontinueduntilthelate1800's.First,someillegalimmigrantswentintowest,andthenAmericangovernmentbringstheseareasintotheircontrol.Then,manypioneerslocatedintheseareas.Atfirst,pioneerswerelocatedintheeastofMississippiRiver.Inthe
7、early19thcentury,Americaexpendeditsterritorybythewayofbuyingandinvasion.In1803,AmericangovernmentboughttheLouisianafromFrench.Fromtheearlyageof19thcentury,theimmigrantsmovetothewestofMississippiRiver.Bythemid-1840's,adventurouspioneershadreachedwhatarenowCaliforniaandOregonintheFar
8、West.Thelastfrontierwasthe
