Westward Expansion

Westward expansionh helped develope Americas character. Americans, for many years and generations, didn't have to think about staying in one place and dealing with the hardships and complications that might have come to that place. They could move and start over in the hopes of finding a better situation. This started with the thinking of the immigrants who came to the "New World" in the first place. Dewitt Clonton created the erie canal that connected the atlantic ocean and the great lakes creating an easier way to trade from the midwest to the east. Big cities and towns were created near the river which helped the economy alot.