Between 1800-1850 Americans felt it was time to expand westward, industrialize, and gain nationalism to better the common man and woman and create a more social, powerful and wealthy country. Soon both common and wealthy men became national leaders and led the country to new worlds and places only thought possible in a dream. It pretty much started when Thomas Jefferson became president of the United States. He did a lot of important things like …
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…In no time the country doubled in size, expanding westward. Soon the factories were up and running increasing the economy rapidly. This caused the cotton gins to get more slaves to keep up with the demand from the northern states. Soon the factories were creating a new style of clothes, which created fashion, which created more business. Nationalism was made by inventions like the railroad, telegraphs, bringing citizens who lived in far places, closer together.