KnowraWestward expansionLinked fromLinked fromThe 15 pages that link to Westward expansion, each with the reason it gives.All 15Related 6Narrower topic 9Louisiana PurchaseNarrower topic: The purchase greatly enlarged the territory available for American expansion.Homestead ActNarrower topic: The act accelerated migration into western territories and states.Frederick Jackson TurnerRelated: The expansion supplied the historical process that Turner placed at the center of U.S. development.Frontier thesisNarrower topic: Turner interpreted this long process as the force that repeatedly remade American society.National RoadNarrower topic: The road helped settlers and goods cross the Appalachian region into western territories.Hudson River SchoolRelated: Painters’ journeys and images brought distant western scenery into eastern cultural life.Western fictionRelated: Its migrations and territorial changes furnish many Western stories with historical context.Pikes PeakNarrower topic: Migration toward the Pikes Peak gold fields formed part of this larger expansion.Gateway ArchRelated: The Arch commemorates this historical process, while its symbolism can obscure its costs.Jeffersonian democracyRelated: Jeffersonian agrarian ideals encouraged settlement and the creation of new farming communities.New York State Canal SystemRelated: Canal transport made migration and commerce between the East and interior more practical.Ezra MeekerNarrower topic: The Oregon Trail was one route within the larger expansion Meeker commemorated.Jim BridgerNarrower topic: Bridger’s routes and guiding helped make western travel more practicable for U.S. migrants and expeditions.Benjamin BonnevilleNarrower topic: Bonneville's expedition belongs to the period when American exploration and settlement advanced into the West.Chimney Rock National Historic SiteNarrower topic: Chimney Rock’s fame grew with the migration that reshaped the American West.