hummm. ok.
So this is talking about the Louisiana purchase I'm guessing.
From what I can understand this is saying the laws back then didn't have a say on weather or not the president can purchase large amounts of land.
The Indians were forced to change their customs to suit the normal civilian.
Answer: Well this passage doesn't say much about the early life of the U.S. so I will go from my own. When the Louisiana purchased began the president sent out twenty or so explores two called Lewis and Clark to explore the land.
The president then said if you want to move west the land is cheap (I think like $1.25 an acre) so emigrants moved west and well as the citizen's. Most people walked along the Oregon Trail. The majority of people walked barefoot and without wagons. Some had wagons but used it to carry their stuff and could ride on them. So the 2170 mile trail began with mountains and rivers to cross. Most people died and it was rare to make it to the other side. With the new settlements in the West people found gold. Everyone went rushing to California to hopefully be rich. Most couldn't find enough to support themselves and few made profit.
During this time emigrants also came because of the potato famine and left their home town. They made little income and had a hard life.
<em><u>If this answer is completely off track (Which I think it is) tell me so I can change it.</u></em>
