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The real motivation behind the expansion is, the American people believed that they where meant to expand, that it was gods will to expand their territory. The Americans believed they where building a new heaven, one that many travelers would enjoy. The people wanted to redeem the west and make it an image of the east, more city like instead of country like. The expansion did not contain national sectional, meaning it did not have the national spirit. One of the wealthy people who where going to help pay for the land changed his mind once he learned that the Texas slaves would be following along. ( meaning the expansion would also be with the slaves) .
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