The government had a huge role in the westward expansion that greatly consisted land given to those willing to make the journey to get to the west. Starting in the 1820s through the 1860s, Americans began to move westward to the Mississippi River. The government was pushing the Native Americans out which made a great impact on the Native people who were living around the area. The government promised a better live style for the ones that wanted to move. As they were being pushed west, the traveled thousands of miles from all sates in the eastern region all the way to the western cost. There were three laws came in to play by the government. "The three foremost being (1) to free religious persecution, (2) to pursue greater social freedom, and
