MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE OREGON TRAIL WESTWARD MIGRATION TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN
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Detailed explanation-1: -One of the main reasons people moved west was for the land. There was lots of land, good soil for farming, and it could be bought at a cheap price. In addition, it was very crowded living on the East Coast. The population of the United States was growing at a very fast rate.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Federal government’s response included The Homestead Act and the construction of the transcontinental railroad.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Homestead Act encouraged western migration by providing settlers with 160 acres of land in exchange for a nominal filing fee.
Detailed explanation-4: -Egyptians were among the first peoples to practice agriculture on a large scale, starting in the pre-dynastic period from the end of the Paleolithic into the Neolithic, between around 10, 000 BC and 4000 BC.