To go and find gold, because it was during the gold rush in most west states.
The Gold Rush created sectionalism because of a population boom in California that forced Congress to address sectionalism. When people moved west to search for gold, they had settled also when they were not able to find gold.
Settlers moved to the West in 1848 through 1859 in search of financial wealth. This was the Gold Rush era.
Settlers in colonial America moved west for the promise of a better life. They often moved for cheap land, to escape debt or jail, or because of the gold rush.
Everybody rushed to the west at this time in hopes of finding gold during the Gold Rush. The cities most people flocked to were Denver, Sacramento and San Francisco.
When People moved West for the Gold Rush
They moved west cause thire were gold in California.(The gold Rush)
California was West, and The Gold Rush was happening there, so they wanted to go there to pan and mine for gold.
Because the gold rush in California was going on and everybody wanted some gold, also there wasn't many people in the west and the east and south was crowded so people moved to the west.
Gold in them hills' refers to the California gold rush. It was a common saying for those that moved out West to mine for gold in the mountains.
To go and find gold, because it was during the gold rush in most west states.
The Gold Rush created sectionalism because of a population boom in California that forced Congress to address sectionalism. When people moved west to search for gold, they had settled also when they were not able to find gold.
Settlers moved to the West in 1848 through 1859 in search of financial wealth. This was the Gold Rush era.
Settlers in colonial America moved west for the promise of a better life. They often moved for cheap land, to escape debt or jail, or because of the gold rush.
The population of the cities in the West decreased as unsuccessful miners moved back to the East
Most people had to cross through the Interior West to get to California during the gold rush.
During the California Gold Rush. (1849)