Question

Use each of these terms correctly to create a 6-7 sentence summary paragraph that explains the economic, political, and social effects of Westward Expansion. Write your response in the space provided below.

Manifest Destiny James K. Polk Gold Rush Compromise of 1850
Oregon Trail Missouri Compromise U.S.-Mexico War 54/40
Mormon Trail Gadsden Purchase 2nd Great Awakening Transcendentalism

Answer 1

The summary paragraph that explains the economic, political, and social effects of Westward Expansion is explained below in complete details.

Step-by-step explanation:

Modern agricultural tools enabled farmers to improve crop yields with less effort, which led them to move Westward. Digging and Railroad development carried settlers to the American West throughout the Gilded Age that allow Westward Expansion.

• Gold rush and mining possibilities.
• The possibility to own land at a very low rate under the Homestead Act.