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why did the westward expansion begin? what were the reasons of moving to the west? why did Jefferson buy the Louisiana territory ? what roles did Spain and France have at that time ?

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Americans thought it was their god given right to expand Westward and take over all of America. They also needed the land as it was good for farming and agriculture. There was also a population boom as more people were born and more people moved to the United States.

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OH I REMEMBER THIS it’s because they wanted more land and it’s because they were already overthrown and it’s because he wanted to expand since he wanted to grow and spain and france negotiated with him and also lowered the price for them.
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