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Carey Greiner History 202w,Nancy Zens Paper 1, (Late) 3/11/02 How the West was won As Columbus pioneered west to promote his country's economy so did American pioneers centuries later. In our nations history we came to a point were we needed to expand our boundaries for various reasons including our human desire to discover and utilize all the resources we could find. We, of course, did eventually move west and even gained many unbelievable resources in the course of our migration. What was lost though? Can you expect to gain all that we gained in our westward expansion without it costing us? Well no, of course not. Columbus left his homeport with three boats. His expedition lost a boat but was ultimately responsible for the settlement of North America because of his pioneering spirit. I think the price of a boat was worth what he discovered and we later developed. Does our pioneering history...

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