Why do you think the United States government wanted to expand as far west as possible?

The U.S's future depended on it

Explanation:

Former U.S. president Thomas Jefferson believed that the nation's future depended on its westward expansion. ... By 1840 almost 7 million Americans had migrated westward in hopes of securing land and being prosperous. The belief that settlers were destined to expand to the west is often referred to as Manifest Destiny.

it took two men to wrestle rome back from chaos and turn a republic into an empire. in the first century bc, rome was a republic. power lay in the hands of the senate, elected by roman citizens. but the senators were fighting for power between themselves.

it was the first amendment