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More recent immigrants also migrated west, with the largest numbers coming from Northern Europe and Canada. Germans, Scandinavians, and Irish were among the most common. These ethnic groups tended to settle close together, creating strong rural communities that mirrored the way of life they had left behind.
Westward movement, the populating by Europeans of the land within the continental boundaries of the mainland United States, a process that began shortly after the first colonial settlements were established along the Atlantic coast. Read more about its history and outcome.
The documents in this set can be used to help students explore westward expansion of the United States and the resulting interactions among the West’s many cultural groups. Students could imagine that they are settlers from the East or Midwest, journeying to the West to start a new home.
They not only helped build the West, but they also made it a more interesting place to live. Wherever they settled they brought with them arts, sounds, scents, and tastes of one of the oldest and richest cultures.
15 Δεκ 2009 · The westward expansion of the United States is one of the defining themes of 19th-century American history, but it is not just the story of Jefferson’s expanding “empire of liberty.” On the...
What were the motivations of the people who traveled west? What conditions did they encounter as they journeyed west? How did the conditions encountered influence their decisions? What were the conflicts between the settlers and the native people they encountered? How did policies of the U.S. government influence westward migration?
Explore these resources to learn more about what happened between 1810 and 1893, as immigrants, American Indians, United States citizens, and freed slaves moved west.
