Reasons for Moving West

What idea did pioneers use to justify claiming land?

• California Gold Rush

• Mormons

• Manifest Destiny

• Native Americans Right Law

What is Manifest Destiny?

• The right to claim lands that the African Americans own.

• The right to not be able to claim land according to religion.

• The God given right to claim lands form coast to coast.

• The right to claim land in Spain and France.

During what time were most people moving west?

• 1500s

• 1600s

• 1700s

• 1800s

Which of the following is not a reason that people decided to move west?

• More land in Texas to plant cotton

• To escape religious persecution

• Inexpensive farmlad in Utah

• Many opportunities for trade

Why did people travel to California?

• The land was good for planting cotton.

• They wanted to escape religious persecution.

• The people enjoyed the hot weather.

• They were hoping to get rich quick.

What was found in California that made pioneers want to move into that area?

• Diamonds

• Gold

• Silver

• Oil

What people settled in present-day Utah?

• Mormons

• Native Americans

• African Americans

• Spainards

Why did Mormons migrate west?

• To try to get rich

• To trade furs with the Europeans

• To avoid having to go to school

• For freedom of religion

How did most travelers travel to the west?

• With only their family

• In wagons trains

• Every member rode horses

• They rode on the trancontinential railroad

Read the desription below. What is a good heading for this information?

-broken axels

-bad weather

-sickness

-limited food supply

• Hardships Traveling West

• Great Times for the Pioneers

• Ways to Go

• We Are Excited About Going