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the gold rush. the majority of them wanted their share of the fortune being made in California

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Q: Why the settlers move to the west after the civil war?
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Why did settlers move to the Great Plains after 1862?

During and after the Civil War, the Unites States government encouraged farmer to move west.


Why did settlers move to Great Plains after 1862?

During and after the Civil War, the Unites States government encouraged farmer to move west.


Did the homestead act encouraged settlers to move west by offering them free land?

Land did encourage them, but it wasn't free, they were selling it to raise money for the Civil war.


What effect did the West have on the nation after the Civil War?

they wanted to move to the south


After the Civil War did the three regions of North South and West move closer together?

no


Where did Booker T Washington move after the civil war?

After the Civil War, a young Booker T. Washington and his family moved to Malden, West Virginia.


Why did the English settlers move west during the french and Indian war?

they moved west because they wanted more land to build towns and farms.


Why did the settlers move into the west In the battle of the little big horn?

They didn’t move west in the Battle of Little Big Horn. Your question makes it sound like people left the battle to move west. They were all ready west BEFORE the battle. California was all ready a state, the civil war had all ready happened and the battle took place as a final push by the plains tribes to retain ancestral lands.


What technological advance encouraged people to move West after the Civil War?

Buses, Skyscrapers, Trains, ect.. There was a lot of transportation in the U.S. that the settlers wanted to use. They were interested in this new system of transportation. Many enjoyed them once they arrived.


How did the end of civil war effect the wild west?

The end of the US Civil War had a huge impact on the West and westward expansion of settlers in all areas west of the Mississippi. With that said, it should be clear the problems between Native Americans and white western settlers was a distraction to the US army during the war. On more than one occasion the US had to step in and put down Native uprisings due to the settlers tendencies to break treaties.In fact the largest uprisings happened during the Civil War. Most of the time the white settlers were in the wrong, but US President Lincoln had to protect his fellow Americans. With the war now over, there were more Federal troops available to help keep the peace between the Native tribes and white settlers. This enhanced the push westward by the settlers and Natives were forced onto Reservations.


What was West Virginia's position in the civil war?

West Virginia was pro Union during the Civil War.


What Confederate State was the primary battleground in the Civil War in the West?

Virginia was the confederate state that was primarily the battleground in the civil war in the west. IMPROVEMENT. Tennessee was the primary battleground of the Civil War in the West.