The Effect On Westward Movement Of American National Spirit

American Westward Movement is a large–scale immigration colonizationmovement in the United States, which is also a deep process of development of thewestern, industrialization and integration of the American nation. The movement hasan important impact on American politics, economy, culture, ecologic, law, societyand nation spirit. The movement is also one of the landmark events in the history ofthe United States. In this process cultivate the spirit of the American nation forged isan inexhaustible motive force for the American sustainable development.The first part is the introduction. It introduces about scholars of the westwardmovement and the United States national spirit overview of the methods used and theresearch’s significance in different times at home and abroad in recent years. Thefirst chapter is an overview of the Westward Movement, a brief account of the rise ofthe west, western development process, characteristics and impact of the west in theUnited States. From chapter two to chapter five, four aspects systematically expoundsthe Westward Movement on the United States national spirit that pioneering spirit ofthe American nation, the values of individualism, pragmatism philosophy, anddemocratic ideology of the American national formation and development of theawareness of all the Westward Movement has a close and important roots. The thirdpart is the conclusion and postscript. It is a summary of the formation of the WestwardMovement and the spirit of the American nation, and a brief analyses of the revelationwe carry forward the spirit of the Chinese nation and important significance.This article selecting from the Westward Movement’s angle is to clarity theorigin of the spirit of the American nation gave birth to the development and theformation history, so this text is in close connection with this particular historicalevent of the Westward Movement, and the movement as a carrier and a base.Discussed the spirit of the American nation is how forged and formed, and it had animportant impact on at that time and later.