There are 3 main reasons why people moved west during the 1800s. First it was because of cheap land. In 1862 U.S. Government passed the Homestead Act anyone 160 acres of land who promised to work and improve on the land which gave. Yet life was not easy on the Great Plains;2 out of 3 Homesteaders gave up and returned to the East. There were many problems for farming. There was no water for rain was scarce, no Fencing, no housing. Some solutions that helped were:
-Housing - sod houses
-Fencing - barbed wire [invented in the 1870s]
-Water - Dry Farming (deep wells) - Irrigation projects
A second reason was for mining. People are searching for gold, silver, and other metals And because of this, boom towns sprang to life with the discovery of metals but after everything is mined out, it becomes a Ghost Town for they were abandoned and left for dead. Businesses made money in mining and could afford more tools and machinery
A third reason was for cattle ranching. By 1865 over 5 million cattle wandering through Texas. cowboys would herd the cattle to railroads in Kansas and Nebraska. The cattle would then be shipped to Chicago. Chicago becomes the center of the meat industry.
One of the reasons people moved out west was because of the Gold Rush. Also known as the "California Dream".
manifest destiny
It meant that people began to move west of the east coast .
To go and find gold, because it was during the gold rush in most west states.
Manifest Destiny caused the American people to expand the nation westward.
There was more room and the ground was more fertile
Gold
Because Boone want more room so he move west and, when more people came with him he move west
Yes
answer
They helped people to move west. This helped with the growth that was seen out west because people could get out there more quickly.
Because Boone want more room so he move west and, when more people came with him he move west
Mid 1800's
they didn't
irish
yes
so they dont have to be forced.
with promises of gold
Curiosity