Railroads
encouraged surplus labor in the Eastern states to move west
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Land and gold
During and after the Civil War, the Unites States government encouraged farmer to move west.
During and after the Civil War, the Unites States government encouraged farmer to move west.
They did they were encouraged by the cheap land. The government thought that by the Americans moving west they would be able to take control of more land.
Very because they encouraged settlers to move west and its safe since its been "explored"
It encouraged settlers to move west at little expense
too many people in eastern cities
Western lands in the U.S. were made available through encouragement from the railroad companies for eastern settlers to move (Montana plots especially through this method),and land grab races (Oklahoma a prime example here). There also were advertisements for land sales once the Oregon trail was established and finding gold/silver/etc mines encouraged more people to find ways to move west.
It encouraged many people to move to west and settle lands that were held by the Native American people.
The Mormons were being persecuted in the Eastern United States, and they decided to move West to form their own settlement, where they would be free to live as they pleased and according to their own religious rules, free from persecution.