WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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The Great Plains was too dry for farming, but most of Oregon Country had mild temperatures and plentiful rainfall.
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The plateau region of Oregon Country was better for farming than to the Great Plains.
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It was easier to travel to Oregon Country than to the Great Plains.
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Since there were no American Indians in Oregon Country, it was easier for people to settle there than in the Great Plains.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Great Plains was too dry for farming, but most of Oregon Country had mild temperatures and plentiful rainfall. The plateau region of Oregon Country was better for farming than to the Great Plains. It was easier to travel to Oregon Country than to the Great Plains.
Detailed explanation-2: -Free land in Oregon and the possibility of finding gold in California lured them westward. At the same time, eastern churches wanted to teach American Indians of the Oregon Country their European ideas of “civilization.” Many simply hoped for a chance to start a new life.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -What statement best explains how the conflict over the Tariff of 1828 was resolved? Henry Clay proposed a compromise tariff that eventually eased tensions. What were some of the effects of the Indian Removal Act? expanded slavery, relocated Native Americans and thousands of Native Americans died.