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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.
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What year did thousands for settlers head for the great plains?
1783
Why were settlers willing to leave their homes and head west in the late 1800s?
They sought economic opportunity. Land has been wealth for centuries, so land for the taking was a great attraction.
When did settlers head for the great plains?
1783
Why were cattle drives able to boom during late 1800s?
The price of cattle was one factor that allowed cattle ranches to be so profitable during the boom period. Beef on the hoof was about $15 to $20 a head. Cattle were sought after to feed the thousands of immigrants that came to the United States looking for work and a better life.
Britain's technology 1800s?
guess but head there were many invenytions like kelleoggs
What state did many of the settlers head off to after the Revolutionary War?
Ohio
Why did settlers head west during the building of the transcontinental railroad?
The railroad needed builders, and those builders lived in new towns along the railroad. Settlers moved with the railroad because they could get lots of land and still have access to manufactured goods from the East because the railroad allowed for the transportation of those goods.
Head right system?
A headright is a legal grant of land to settlers
What is a land grant for settlers who paid their own way to the colonies called?
is a headright.
Food in 1800s?
Food in the 1800s was generally whatever could be grown in a particular region. Families raised animals for food and grew fruits and vegetables. During the cold weather, food that was preserved in the summer helped carry the family through until crops could again be grown.
When the first wave of English settlers left for the new world in the mid 1600s where did most of them head?
Virginia
Why did settlers head for the great plains?
they headed to the great plians so they would not have to deal with the dry land
