The influence of American westward movement

The United States implemented a gradient development strategy in the westward movement, that is, according to its own resource advantages, it gradually upgraded and deepened development. For example, the first stage is mainly to make full use of the vast and fertile land resources in the west, vigorously develop planting and animal husbandry by establishing a large number of family farms and pastures, and develop the wasteland around Appalachia Mountain and the Great Lakes into grain, cotton and animal husbandry bases.

In the second stage, with the discovery of gold mines in the west and the application of scientific and technological achievements of the first industrial revolution, the mining development frenzy was triggered and a number of mineral resources processing and manufacturing enterprises were established. After this period of development, the industrial focus of the United States shifted from the northeast to the central and western regions, making the central and western regions a center of heavy industry and finally realizing the industrialization of the United States.

In the third stage, with the rise of the third scientific and technological revolution, American high technology advanced by leaps and bounds, and the American industrial structure changed to the tertiary industry, and finally the industrial structure softened and upgraded. Therefore, the process of implementing the gradient strategy in the western development of the United States is also a process of continuous adjustment, deepening and upgrading of the American economic structure.

Extended data history evaluation:

Under the background of free market economy and territorial expansion, the westward movement of the United States is a social and economic development process based on large-scale population migration, oriented by transportation, with agriculture and animal husbandry as the main industrial direction and growth center as the driving force for regional development.

As a result of the American westward movement, the political and economic integration between the east and the west of the United States was completed, the development of capitalist industrialization was promoted, and the agricultural revolution, industrial revolution and knowledge revolution in modern America were promoted.

It has cultivated the pioneering spirit of the American people, especially the cowboy spirit and pioneering spirit of the United States in the development of the western region, which are fearless of difficulties, brave in sacrifice, high-spirited and constantly looking for new land and new wealth. Later, Americans' indomitable, fearless, optimistic and enterprising spirit became the spirit of the whole nation.

In short, the United States has developed millions of square kilometers of land in more than 200 years through the westward movement. Modern agriculture, animal husbandry and industry have been established on these lands, which has had a decisive impact on the growth of the United States as the world's number one economic power. Therefore, without the westward movement, there would be no America today.