Migration Westward
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Social Studies
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4th Grade
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Hard
Joseph Anderson
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9 Slides • 2 Questions
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Westward Expansion
Migrating from the east to west
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Moving
With a growing United States and empty land in the western part of the nation, many people living in crowded cities decided to move west for numerous reasons.
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Poll
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Lots of Land
There was lots of land, good soil for farming, and it could be bought at a cheap price
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East coast was crowded
The population of the United States was growing at a very fast rate
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Finding Gold
At the time, the California Gold Rush of 1849 was in full swing, and men of all ages were flocking west to get rich.
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Opportunities to get rich
There were many different opportunities to get rich, such as logging, mining, and farming that could not be done in the east
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Advances in transportation
There were now canals, railroads, steamboats, and overland trails that made this great migration possible.
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Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny was the idea that moving west was someone’s patriotic responsibility. People understood that moving west would make the United States bigger and stronger.
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Poll
Westward Expansion
Migrating from the east to west
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