The westward expansion of the United States is one of the defining themes but they resented the way its expansion seemed to interfere with their own ended the Mexican War and added more than 1 million square miles 2) Which cultures and nations were affected by the westward expansion you described above? How?

The political cartoon below was drawn by thomas nast in 1871: a political cartoon shows a heavy set man with a long nose and a beard in a suit and vest. he is smoking a cigar and has a menacing expression. he leans against a large box that says, in counting there is strength. on top of that box is a smaller container labeled, the ballot. dialogue under the cartoon reads, thats whats the matter. boss tweed, as long as i count the votes, what are you going to do about it? say? public domain what issue does this cartoon address?