Some people found that they couldn't settle down in the east where a lot of rules were being changed, and there were man riots, so they moved west to find land that isn't populated yet. It was hard for them to get west because of all the different kinds of land and the weather. People weren't always carrying the best supplies. They could run out of fod easily or get sick. Or they could die from having to climb mountains to go more west.
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.
To find a new lifeHomestead Act gave them landTo search for gold
they moved west because they wanted more land to build towns and farms.
In America, settlers moved from the east coast, further west.
In America, settlers moved from the east coast, further west.
Settlers thought and overheard that there was gold over on the west
It encouraged settlers to move west at little expense
Push factors that led settlers to move out west include overcrowding in the East, lack of economic opportunities, and conflicts with Native American tribes. Pull factors include the promise of free or cheap land, the opportunity to start fresh in a new region, and the availability of natural resources like gold and timber.
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.
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In the 1800's settlers moved west for many reasons. For instance gold was a big opportunity and so was cheap land for immigrants. This caused a race to the west and the main reasons settlers moved there.
God
Manifest Destiny.
railroads
a. fewer social restrictions gave settlers more opportunities to pursue wealth in the west