They sometimes grew food for the union army (while the plantation owners were away).
This settlement was founded by a French explorer named Robert Rene de La Salle and by him was named Fort St Louis in honor of his King, Louis the XIV of France. Actual site of the fort or settlement on the bluff . Hope it helps
Answer: In the West, Americans found a lot of land to expand, new species of plants and animals, and access to the Pacific Ocean. Because of their access to the largest body of water on the planet, international trade was possible (but wouldn't begin for another 75 or so years, assuming that this is in the mid-1800s).
Usually it is the invasions and communism
