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Which was not a mineral discovery that attracted western settlers in the late 1800s?
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What was the purpose of the homestead act and township act?
To get settlers to move west and expand to the western parts of the US. The discovery of gold and silver had a huge effect of the western migration. Another huge effect was the Transcontinental Railroad. Examples of why people migrated west included the discovery of gold and silver, adventure, opportunities for ex-slaves, and the promised 160 acres of land by the US government.
How did the U.S. make land available to Western Settlers?
l'
Why was the right deposit important to the western settlers?
why was the 'right of deposit' important
what was is the purpose of the homestead act?
The Homestead Act of 1862 was meant to encourage settlers to western lands and create farmlands. The US government would allow settlers from the East to claim Federal western lands to farming if they met certain requirements. When these requirements were accomplished, the settlers would have free land from the US government.
What allowed settlers to purchase land on credit in the western region of the US?
It was the Land Act of 1800.
What mineral discoveries did not attract western settlers in the late 1800s?
gold
Who defended settlers in the western landes?
George Rogers Clark helped protect settlers in the western lands.
When was Discovery Networks Western Europe created?
Discovery Networks Western Europe was created in 1989.
What was the purpose of the homestead act and township act?
To get settlers to move west and expand to the western parts of the US. The discovery of gold and silver had a huge effect of the western migration. Another huge effect was the Transcontinental Railroad. Examples of why people migrated west included the discovery of gold and silver, adventure, opportunities for ex-slaves, and the promised 160 acres of land by the US government.
Who or what hampered the western movement of the settlers?
stamp act
What statement best describes life for settlers in the West?
Settlers had an easy time farminng western lands
What allowed settlers to get free western land?
Homestead Act
Who set out to end the Britisher attacks on western settlers?
dick
Who set out to end the British attacks to western settlers?
dick
How did the U.S. make land available to Western Settlers?
l'
Western frontier nickname given to settlers who claimed Oklahoma good land in advance?
The Western frontier nickname given to settlers who claimed Oklahoma's good land in advance was the sooners.
How settlers in the Western frontiers different from settlers who lived on the Eastern shores?
more steak in the west, more fish in the east.
