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...Westward Expansion...

:) Wow....been a while since i been on this site....i thought is was down....heh...watever..... :)

So I'm having trouble finding information on Westward Expansion....if anybody can provide additional info on the following categories....it is much appreciated.... :)

A.Advance of Agricultural Frontier
-Planted corn, raised hogs.
-John Deere’s steel plow cut through hard soil and could be pulled by horses and was easy for agriculture.
-Cyrus McCormick invented a mechanical mower-reaper.
-These inventions lead to large-scale production and cash crops.
-Sometimes exceeded the south and their product flow was North to South in rivers; opposed to East and West.
B.Significance of the Frontier
-Westward movement molded the environment.
-Tobacco exhausted lands moved on.
-Also ecological imperialism occurred which included trapped beavers, sea otters, and Bison to manufacture for the east.
-Spirit of nationalism led to the appreciation of America Wilderness.
C.Life on the Frontier; Squatters
-Frontier people were individualistic, superstitious & ill informed.
D.Removal of American Indians
- ?(i know what might go in here but add anything it will help)?

Thanks...Much Appreciated....

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