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free land under the homestead act
People in California treated them diffrent
They migrated because the west was "new," and the government had promised them 40 acres and a mule. They had heard of the California Gold Rush, and they wanted a piece of the action.
They migrated because the west was "new," and the government had promised them 40 acres and a mule. They had heard of the California Gold Rush, and they wanted a piece of the action.
it divided the South and North because the North didnt need slaves as much as before because they were factories now. Unlike the South, wich needed slaves for the Cotton they were growing.
free land under the homestead act
free land under the homestead act
One reason freed slaves migrated to west territories was to seek economic opportunities, such as owning land and starting businesses, that were often limited in the more populated eastern states. Additionally, they sought to escape racial discrimination and violence prevalent in the southern states. The west offered a chance for a fresh start and greater freedom and autonomy.
People in California treated them diffrent
free land under the homestead act
They migrated because the west was "new," and the government had promised them 40 acres and a mule. They had heard of the California Gold Rush, and they wanted a piece of the action.
Many former slaves knew how to be good farmers. They had worked as plantation slaves for decades. There were opportunities in the Western frontiers to establish new lives and earn a living by farming. This also allowed them to escape from the white terrorist groups of the post-war South.
They migrated because the west was "new," and the government had promised them 40 acres and a mule. They had heard of the California Gold Rush, and they wanted a piece of the action.
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they had more job opportunities there
The ruling in the Dred Scott case allowed slave owners to take their slaves with them into the Western territories of the United States.
The ruling in the Dred Scott case allowed slave owners to take their slaves with them into the Western territories of the United States.