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What were the benefits and cost of westward expansion?
The cost to the Westward expansion was that many Indian Tribes were annihilated as were some of the soldiers in the American army. It depends on what battle you are looking at that gained some of the property in the West. Some battles ended with the Indians becoming slaughtered and some, including the battle with General Custer, ended with Americans dying. So, the amount of battles and Indians lost was a major cost. A benefit was, obviously, gaining territory in the West... therefore creating the name "Westward Expansion". And gaining that territory, we found gold and expanded our technology such as train transportation.
How did foreign expansion during the 2nd and 1st centuries BC affect Rome?
the rich became richer and gained political power
How did the roman republic transform into an empire?
Rome was initially a city-state with about 50 square miles of territory to sustain itself. With small farms, the citizens could not split them up between their sons and so sought extra land for them. The surrounding city-states were bent on the same need, so they clashed, with Romme losing some, but on average winning most fights. As winners they took land and expanded.This expansion created more strife, and expansion, leading to dominance of Italy. As a rising power, cities in southern Gaul (France), Spain and Sicily sought Rome's assistance, and as a land power it allied itself with Carthage, a sea power. This arrangement came to an end when Rome supported Greek cities in Sicily against Carthaginian encroachment. A win in the First Punic (Carthaginian) War put the Romans on the path to empire, which was consilidated with the extirmination of Carthage in the Third Punic War in 146 BCE. At this stage Rome dominated the Western Mediterranean.After their victory in the Second Punic War in 202 BCE Rome set out to punish Macedonia for aiding Carthage during that war. This dragged them into conflicts in the rest of Greece, which extended the empire there, leading further and further as other cities solicited their help in local disputes in the 2nd and 1st Centuries BCE, which swallowed up the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East.Once they started getting dragged into troubles in the west, then in the east with the Hellenistic Kingdoms it gained a momentum which they had little control of, even if they wished, and ambitious generals were always anxious to go further. It was brought to a halt when Augustus, after the Civil Wars, put a stop to expansion and consolidated the empire within a defensive border of the Rhine-Danube and the Euphrates Rivers. This worked for a couple of centuries.Addition:The government of Rome developed into an empire by gaining territory mainly from wars, but at times from treaty and inheritance.
What did Britain gain as a result of the war-?
Britain gained all of the French territories that were east of the Mississippi as a result of the war. They also gained portions of Canada.
What controversy was reignited by the war with Mexico?
Slavery in gained territories.
What is westward expantion?
The Westward Expansion was when the US gained more territory west of the original 13 colonies.
How did the new lands gained from France and Mexico change the pioneers and settlers?
It prompted a westward expansion.
How did the new lands gained from France and Mexico change the lives of pioneers and settlers?
It prompted a westward expansion.
How did new lands gained from France and Mexico change the lives of pioneers and settlers?
It prompted a westward expansion.
Which party opposed to expanding slvery?
The Free-Soiler party opposed the expansion of slavery into territories gained by the Mexican Cession.
What was the aim of the Wilmer proviso?
The aim of the Wilmot Proviso was to prohibit slavery in any territory gained from Mexico during the Mexican-American War. It was intended to prevent the expansion of slavery into these newly acquired territories.
What were the benefits and cost of westward expansion?
The cost to the Westward expansion was that many Indian Tribes were annihilated as were some of the soldiers in the American army. It depends on what battle you are looking at that gained some of the property in the West. Some battles ended with the Indians becoming slaughtered and some, including the battle with General Custer, ended with Americans dying. So, the amount of battles and Indians lost was a major cost. A benefit was, obviously, gaining territory in the West... therefore creating the name "Westward Expansion". And gaining that territory, we found gold and expanded our technology such as train transportation.
How and why were the territories of Texas and Oregon gained by the US?
Texas and Oregon were gained after the American Mexican war when Mexico ceded those territories ,and more, to the U.S.
How and why the territories of Texas of Oregon were gained by the US?
Texas and Oregon were gained after the American Mexican war when Mexico ceded those territories ,and more, to the U.S.
What territories was gained as a result of the Spanish-American war?
THE ONE THAT WAS GAINED IS Puerto Rico
How did foreign expansion during the 2nd and 1st centuries BC affect Rome?
the rich became richer and gained political power
What did the territory gained in the war add to the US?
Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines were taken as US territories during the Spanish American war.
