The West and Unorganized Territory in America

This essay was assigned by my history teacher. The purpose of the essay was to give a personal experience as seen from the 1st person point of view of someone going through the new Western Territory. Very descriptive: talks about Michigan, Oregon, Mexico, and areas along the Mississippi River which were newly annexed. ----------------------------------------------------------- The West and Unorganized Territory Throughout the Unorganized Territory there is a great diversity of people than can be found. They …

…our progress report early clearly states how valuable it really is. If it is possible, any land that is not inhabited should be stated as our own as soon as possible. Any land that is truly profitable and considerably needed by the United States should be bartered for. If that is unsuccessful we must have to use force. War can be good in bad, but in the end the land would be the intelligent idea