WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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Wanted to search for wealth
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wanted to spread religion
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wanted to learn about the Native Americans
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interested in settling California
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Detailed explanation-1: -One of the main reasons people moved west was for economic opportunity. The desire for gold and silver caused a frenzy throughout the eastern United States. In 1849, California experienced a gold rush.
Detailed explanation-2: -Signed into law by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War, the Homestead Act encouraged westward migration and settlement by providing 160-acre tracts of land west of the Mississippi at little cost, in return for a promise to improve the land.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Increasing immigration rates put pressure on cities and little land was available in the East for these new settlers. Dissatisfaction with the enlarging urban population led many Americans to move West. There was also a political motivation to the westward expansion.