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Factor 2/5 that leads to Westward Expansion
Pull factors
Availability of free land
The relocation of Native Americans
Opportunities provided by the Federal government acts
Prospect of gold in California
Stories from settlers
More productive farms
Development of railways —> EASIER TO TRAVEL, MORE JOBS WITH RAILWAY COMPANIES
Push factors
Rising commodity (materials) prices drove up land prices; people couldn’t pay
Returning soldiers in eastern states offered only limited opportunities
Plantations are unprofitable
Europeans suffering from the same economic problems as eastern farmers
Mormons and Jews moved to west to escape prejudice and discrimination
Eastern lands were rocky and not fertile
Yields were declining as much of the land was exhausted
Slaves moved West for better attitudes
Difficult to prosper on Eastern lands
Failure of crops meant that some went hungry
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