Expansion and technological development within the United States

Expansion and technological development within the United States

The nineteenth and the early onset of the twentieth century marked the revolution and the dominance of the transformation of the U.S economy where the region experienced an influx in its economic paradigm from a rural nation to one characterized by urbanization and industrialization. Pre-Civil years occurring around the years 1820 and 18860 marked among the most significant period of the US history considering the period was a period marked by significant change as the nation came to age. The period was marked with major trends essentially, as industrialized north and agricultural south continued to separate saw tremendous change in the nation politics and economy (Barden& Maria 23).

Americans were of the belief that it was their divine responsibility bestowed to them by God to civilize people of America, which was arguably the main reason for the War of 1812 and characterized the westward expansion core objective to acquire destiny. The westward expansion was the main reason for the introduction of new technologies. New technologies introduced during the period included the Cotton Gin of Eli Whitney increasing its production and the introduction of steamboats and locomotives. The most significant aspect of the westward expansion was the Indians removal through initiatives of the then president Andrew Jackson. Americans in the 19th century with their priorities set on acquiring land invaded the south and made their way into the regions now known as Alabama and Mississippi. With the lands already occupied by the Indians and since they acted as a major impasse to westward expansion coming to fruition, white settlers advocated for the federal government to displace them (Boles & John n.p). Presidents before Andrew were such as Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe were of the opinion that Indian tribes settled in the south should receive compensation for their lands with other lands west of the Mississippi river. However, they never enforced this steps and only after the war led by Andrew Jackson where the Indians forced into assenting to giving away 20 million acres of their land (Adams 88).

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