USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -This increase in American industrialization in the nineteenth century directly influenced the rapid settlement of the West. The economic development and stability of the western states depended on their capability to export farm products in exchange for imports from the eastern states such as sugar, coffee, and salt.

Detailed explanation-2: -Gold rush and mining opportunities (silver in Nevada) The opportunity to work in the cattle industry; to be a “cowboy” Faster travel to the West by railroad; availability of supplies due to the railroad. The opportunity to own land cheaply under the Homestead Act.

Detailed explanation-3: -The railroads created bureaus and sent agents to the East and to Europe to attract potential settlers on these lands. Portraying the West as a land of limitless opportunity, the bureaus offered long-term loans and free transportation to the West.

Detailed explanation-4: -Land, mining, and improved transportation by rail brought settlers to the American West during the Gilded Age.

Detailed explanation-5: -A variety of factors contributed to Westward Expansion, including population growth and economic opportunities on what was presented to be available land. Manifest Destiny was the belief that it was settlers’ God-given duty and right to settle the North American continent.