In the 1800s, the land was cheaper in the west. The reason it was cheaper was because it was undeveloped, and hard to reach. Moving to the west was an adventure and a chance to make a new life.
cuz the land was cheaper
The people traveled west to Texas because the land was cheaper.
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Manifest destiny was the idea of America expanding and moving west. people wanted to move west for cheaper land. Thanks Jannie =)
Because the price of the land in the west was cheaper.
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cheaper land
Westward expansion was a time when people in the Eastern US started moving West for various reasons. They moved West to find cheaper land, business opportunities, freedom for slaves, and more. People believed in Manifest Destiny which simply means expansion was a given right and was good for our country.
Economic forces: Land in the West was cheaper and available for purchase for those who migrated west. There were farming opportunities in the West, while the East was becoming more crowded and developed. Social forces: Friends and family that had moved west would write letters to those in the East, convincing them to move and take advantage of all of the opportunity in the West.
because they are cheaper
American Indians controlled the land west of the Appalachians.