American West Lesson 4: Push and Pull Migration Factors

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What is a push factor?

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A factor which meant US settlers would want to LEAVE their prior location. Often, they were negative reasons.

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What is a pull factor?

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A factor which meant US settlers would be ATTRACTED TO the new location. Often, they were positive reasons.

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What was the name given to the belief held by many Americans that it was God's will for them to settle the American West?

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Manifest Destiny

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Many settlers had heard of fertile farmland to the West of the Rocky Mountains. What was the name of this state/territory?

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Oregon

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Jedidiah Smith first publicised which famous trail to the American West which was 3,200km long, in 1825? This trail was first travelled in 1836 by wagon.

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The Oregon Trail

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How much money did the US Government spend in 1841 to fund an expedition to map the Oregon Trail? When reported, this created excitement about the possibility of using the trail.

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$30,000

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What was happening in the east of America to cause white settlers to move into the American West?

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An economic depression

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What form of transport did the first white settlers use to cross the Oregon Trail?

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Horse and wagon

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By 1846, how many white settlers had traveled along the Oregon Trail?

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5,000

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What was discovered in California to encourage further settlement in the American West?

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Gold