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Well, 1810 would be very different from 1890; let's settle on the post civil-war period (1865-1900). If we restrict the question to this time frame, we still find that the majority of workers were participants in an agrarian economy; they were mainly farmers, herders, cowboys, ranchers, and such. But at this point, towns and cities were becoming widely established, so there were many other occupations: miners, saloon owners, doctors, lawyers, bankers, railroad workers, loggers, trappers, builders (mainly carpenters), tailors, blacksmiths, etc., but all of these still essentially supported the agrarian economy. The major shift to a manufacturing economy can be said to have begun around 1875-1880, though farming is still a significant industry in many parts of the western states; i.e., California's Central Valley.
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In which direction did industries steadily move during the 1800s?
Industries moved west in the 1800s.
Which groups of people moved onto the Plains in the late 1800s and why did they come?
The American pioneers migrated west in the late 1800s. They intended to settle new territories that had not already been developed by Europeans or Americans.
What best describes the Gold Rush of the 1800s?
The population of the cities in the West decreased as unsuccessful miners moved back to the East
why did the pionners move to the west in the 1800s?
because the nez perce wanted somebody to come west to teach them about the Black Book ''Bible"
One thing that brought people to the west in the 1800s was the search for?
Gold
What was like for people who moved west to homestead on the western frontier in the 1800s?
It was miserable.
In which direction did industries steadily move during the 1800s?
Industries moved west in the 1800s.
Why did the former slaves move west in the 1800s?
Many former slaves moved west in the 1800s. Northerner's feared freed slaves would take their jobs. They did not want to stay in the hostile South.
Jobs in the west 1800s?
Farming , Building , & Trapping
Which groups of people moved onto the Plains in the late 1800s and why did they come?
The American pioneers migrated west in the late 1800s. They intended to settle new territories that had not already been developed by Europeans or Americans.
How were people's lives during dust bowl?
Many people died due to the famine. Most people moved to the West (mostly California) to look for jobs.
What is the sentence for civilization?
Civilization crept across the United States of America during the 1800s, because people moved farther and farther west, looking for homesteads.
Why did thousands of settlers head west during the 1800s?
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.
What did people use for transportation to get to the west in 1800S's?
stagecoaches
Freedmen who moved to the far west often found what?
Jobs on large ranches.
What best describes the Gold Rush of the 1800s?
The population of the cities in the West decreased as unsuccessful miners moved back to the East
why did the pionners move to the west in the 1800s?
because the nez perce wanted somebody to come west to teach them about the Black Book ''Bible"
