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There were many job oppuritnites and money in the west. Also, the Gold Rush was going on.

The East was also getting to overpopulated for anyone to have big lots of land for farming.

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Q: Why did settlers in the US move to the west?
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Why the settlers move to the west?

Settlers thought and overheard that there was gold over on the west


What are the push and pull factors that lead to the settlers to move out west?

that the slaves worked in the south so that made the settlers move more into the west they pushed the slaves in the south and pulled the settlers back to the west


Things that made early settlers move 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.


The settlers that tried to move west were from what colony?

Connecticut!


Why did settlers begin to move west of the Appalachian mountains and what route did most settlers?

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Who did the settlers think gave them the right to move west?

God


Why would settlers want to move west in the 1800?

Manifest Destiny.


What made it much easier for American settlers to move west?

railroads


What was one factor motivating settlers to move west in the late 1800s?

a. fewer social restrictions gave settlers more opportunities to pursue wealth in the west


Why did settlers move to the west in the 1840s?

because they wanted to start a new live!


What caused settlers along the Atlantic Coast to move west?

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Why did the Cherokee move?

The Cherokees had to move cause the settlers found out that the Cherokees found gold.The Cherokee moved west because President Andrew Jackson and the US Army ignored the ruling of the US Supreme Court and forced them at gun point to go.