because the nez perce wanted somebody to come west to teach them about the Black Book ''Bible"
to get more land and get more jobs because at the time there weren't a lot of jobs
Industries moved west in the 1800s.
The pioneers started to move from the east and midwest to the west in the mid 1800s looking for gold and better life.
The Transcontinental Railroad linked the East to the West.
homestead act
1. Cheap land encouraged potential laborers to move from the northern factory towns to the west.
Industries moved west in the 1800s.
The pioneers started to move from the east and midwest to the west in the mid 1800s looking for gold and better life.
they were determined to find land
They were seeking work and adventure, and some wanted land.
There was more room and the ground was more fertile
More Money More Land More Businesses
California gold rush
a. fewer social restrictions gave settlers more opportunities to pursue wealth in the west
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.
Because they needed more space and because the gold rush poo
well they went 800 miles
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