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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.

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