Reasons to Move West - Loudoun County Public Schools
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Reasons to Move West
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. The journey was not easy, but with hard work and determination, it was possible to make a good living in the west. 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. On top of getting away from the overcrowded East, there was also the dream and possibility of 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. Gold was not the only thing that people were after. There were many different opportunities to get rich, such as: logging, mining, and farming that could not be done in the east.
A main reason people were able to move west during this time period was due to the advances in transportation. There were now canals, railroads, steamboats, and overland trails that made this great migration possible. However, transportation was not the only thing that made moving west possible. There was also the idea of 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.
Name Reasons for moving west
1. Lots of Land
2. East Coast was crowed 3. Finding gold 4. Opportunities to get rich
5. Advances in Transportation
6. Manifest Destiny
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Lots of it Good soil for farming Cheap
Population growth at a high rate
CA Gold Rush of 1849
Logging Mining Farming
Railroads Canals Steamboats Overland trails
It was a person's patriotic responsibility to move west and make the country bigger and stronger
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