Westward Expansion In The Late 1800s And Early 1900s

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the United States federal government was trying promote westward expansion in the United States of America. They tried to do this in many ways and the methods that they used drastically changed and shaped the country. The United States federal government was trying very hard in the late 1800s and early 1900s to expand the country westward and their actions had many major impacts on the United States of America. Some of their actions include: relocating the indigenous Native Americans, passing the Homestead Act, and greatly promoting the construction of railroads. All of these efforts greatly altered the country and the lives of the Native Americans and the United States citizens. There were many actions taken by the United States government in the late 1800s and early 1900s that encouraged westward expansion in the U.S.. For example, they took care of the Native Americans that were already living out west. They achieved this using various methods, one being passing laws that cleared Native land for the United States. One of these laws was the Dawes’ Act of 1877. The Dawes’ Act of 1877 said that all land previously inhabited by the Native Americans was now given to U.S. families. Another important law that

In conclusion, the United States federal government took many actions to promote westward expansion in the late 1800s and early 1900s which caused many changes within the United States of America. The relocation of indigenous Natives, the passing of the Homestead Act in 1862, and the expansion of transcontinental railroads had many different impacts on the country, some being positive and some being negative. Because of all of the actions taken by United States federal government in the late 1800s and early 1900s to promote westward expansion, the country’s shape and character was greatly