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jackiejackson53

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To Jefferson, westward expansion was the key to the nation's health: He believed that a republic depended on an independent, virtuous citizenry for its survival, and that independence and virtue went hand in hand with land ownership, especially the ownership of small farms

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sportykake
I think the significance of expanding westward was it helped farmers be able to buy more land for cheap to keep their businesses since Jefferson wanted a more agricultural approach.

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