null Westward Movement Westward Movement(西进运动)Abstract Abstract Westward movement in America carried settlers across America, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
Period : the early 17th ----late 19th centuries
Reasons:
Make a better life,for the land、the wealth、more opportunities
nullnullEFFECTSEFFECTSpositive
negative
nullPromote democracy
encourage the development of certain "American" characteristics.
……The cowboyThe cowboythe spirit of independence, self-reliance(自力更生)
encourage many Americans until todayto Indiansto IndiansBe cheated and killed cruelly
A miserable(悲惨的) history
Became landless, homeless, and even lifeless.
Rebelled but failedIndian removal actIndian removal actTime:1830
President Andrew Jackson
Indian tribes were all forced off their nations and moved on to reservations(保留地)nullnullManifest Destiny 天定命运论Manifest Destiny 天定命运论The belief that it was US destiny to expand towards the Pacific , perhaps further , to spread its version of democracy & freedom. (天定命运论:19世纪鼓吹美国对外侵略扩张为天命所定的一种理论) Though it was just a general belief & never official policy, many historians use the concept of Manifest Destiny to explain American expansion.conclusionconclusionWe can not deny that westward movement is a great monument in America history, however it is one way of America expansion.
It is one part of American colonialism.nullThank you for your listening!