Motvation and Methods of Moving West

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What were people who settled the western territories hoping for?

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own their own land

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How did weather impact the people moving west?

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Floods covered the roads so people couldn't pass.

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Why did the United States believe it had rights to the western territories before annexing them?

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Many people had already been living on those lands

Front

What encouraged a group of people to settle in modern day Utah instead of California?

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Religion

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The United States passed a law that gave 160 acres of land to any man who migrated to the West. What was this law called?

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Homestead Act

Front

What happened because of the Louisiana Purchase?

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The United States increased in size

Front

The idea that Americans should expand west was called?

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Manifest Destiny

Front

What brought settlers to California?

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gold

Front

What was a factor in the motivation to expand west?

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Furs could be traded or sold.

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How did most people move out west? Options: horses, boat, train, wagon

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wagon