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What act encouraged settlers to pack up and move westward?

The Homestead Act of 1862.


What did chief Logan do?

Chief Logan is a american indian who helped settlers move into oHIO rIVER vALLEY. He soon went to batte when the settlers killed his parents.Then soon he died in battle by europeans


How did the native American's view of westward expansion differ from that of the settlers?

The natives were angered at what was occurring and also angry that their sacred land was desecrated. The Settlers thought this movement was a God given opportunity to move on in the new world.


Why do searts appear to move westward across the sky?

Why do searts appear to move westward across the sky?


Why did settlers move westward to areas like California and Oregon country?

They were facing financial hardships and needed the land and gold it potentially offered. Mr. Terry's test is on tuesday!


What development enabled settlers to move freely across the Mississippi River toward Spanish Texas?

Because of the Louisiana purchase, the boundary is between Mississippi River


Why did the settlers move?

Settlers moved westward because Americans believed that they were destined to achieve Manifest Destiny.Also because they wanted cheap land and hoped to find rich soil to grow their crops also they hoped to get a better life by going to the west.they also moved westward to mine for gold There is WATER to the east of the 13 colonies.


What reason was given by settlers as to why they had a greater right to western lands than the Native Americans?

They believe it is part of their Manifest Destiny to move westward. This is based on their beliefs that God has entitled this task for them to accomplish


Why did the English settlers decide to move form the first site to the peninsula?

So0o it would block da bank by da river!


What best describes how the Homestead Act helped lead to the closing of the western frontier?

It encouraged settlers to move west at little expense


How did Daniel Boone help the pioneers move westward?

Daniel Boone was one of the first English speaking persons to settle what is now Kentucky. Shortly before the American Revolution, he organized and led a group of settlers over the Appalachian Mountains to the new settlement called Boonesborough, which still exists in eastern Kentucky. He blazed a trail, called the Wilderness Road, over the Cumberland Gap paving the way for thousands of settlers to follow him westward.


Why do tropical cyclones move in a westward direction?

Tropical cyclones do not always move in a westward direction. For example, cyclones that form off the northwest coast of Australia tend to move eastwards towards the coastline.