Why do you think the United States government wanted to expand as far west as possible?

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Briana Figueroa

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15 January, 07:43

Why do you think the United States government wanted to expand as far west as possible?

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Belinda Mccullough · Answer 1

The U. S's future depended on it

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Former U. S. president Thomas Jefferson believed that the nation's future depended on its westward expansion ... By 1840 almost 7 million Americans had migrated westward in hopes of securing land and being prosperous. The belief that settlers were destined to expand to the west is often referred to as Manifest Destiny.