Question

What was “westward expansion”?(1 point)

The U.S. was trying to expand its territory west of the Mississippi River. It wanted to take over land that was already lived on by Indigenous peoples.

The U.S. was trying to take over all of North and South America. It wanted to take over land that was already lived on by Indigenous peoples.

The U.S. wanted to expand into Europe. It wanted to take over land that was already lived on by Indigenous peoples.

The U.S. was trying to move its capital city out West. It wanted to take over land that was already lived on by Indigenous peoples.
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Answer 1

The first option.

Westward expansion was the U.S. effort to extend its territory west of the Mississippi River, often by taking land already inhabited by Indigenous peoples.