As a young soldier drove across the nation, it took days!

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As a young soldier Eisenhower drove across the nation, it took 62 days!

In 1919, future president Dwight D. Eisenhower drove in a military motor convoy all across the nation, from Washington D.C. to California. This long and hard road over the Lincoln Highway (one of the first-ever built back in 1912.) took 62 days in total.

With the memory of this in mind, Eisenhower later was inspired to make a quality highway system in the U.S.

in 1803 the louisiana purchase took place, doubling the size of the country. 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.

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