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Positive And Negative Impact Of Westward Expansion On Native Americans

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Westward expansion impacted Americans in both positive and negative ways.
Firstly, the Westward expansion impacted white settlers from America in a positive way. The white settlers were moving westward to have a better life which included free religion. Many of the settlers moved to the West in hopes of becoming rich by mining, farming, ranching, logging in Oregon and Washington, or selling equipment for mining or farming.
Not only did the Westward expansion impact the white settlers, but this had also impacted the Native Americans although it impacted them negatively. Before the US had expanded West the western land was counted as the Native Americans’ land, so with the United States moving Westward, the Native American tribes were forced
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