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U.S. Expansion and Exploration
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- Between 1850 and 1900, 15 states joined the union, including most of the western states and the Great Plains States. The formation of the new states was exciting both to residents and to people in the rest of the country as well. How did he feel about these new additions to the country?
- Where did he live during this period? If he was living in an area both before and after that area became a state, how did statehood change his life, if at all? Did he attend a statehood celebration? Did governmental services, such as the legal system and law enforcement, improve?
- Expansion in the West soon prompted the need for a transcontinental railroad. In 1869, the first such railroad was completed and there was great celebration surrounding the event. More railroads followed. Did the construction of the transcontinental railroad have any effect on his life? If so, describe how.
- America's great expansion resulted in the death and displacement of thousands of Native Americans to make room for white settlements. Today, many people believe that this was an unjust tragedy, but in the late 1800's that belief was not as common. How did he feel about the plight of Native Americans?
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