Check out the mass wagon train migration on the Overland Trail in your local library. It will give you a span of 10 years in the late 1800's. Some of the most interesting reading you will ever do.
Settlers thought and overheard that there was gold over on the west
The things that made settlers move to the west was gold.ANS 2 - I'm not American, but my view of history was that most settlers moved west to claim their own farmland in the new territories.
Connecticut!
i dont
God
Manifest Destiny.
railroads
a. fewer social restrictions gave settlers more opportunities to pursue wealth in the west
because they wanted to start a new live!
please answer and improve this!:P
Push factors that led settlers to move out west include overcrowding in the East, lack of economic opportunities, and conflicts with Native American tribes. Pull factors include the promise of free or cheap land, the opportunity to start fresh in a new region, and the availability of natural resources like gold and timber.
Few settlers wanted to move West at the time.