-people wanted to move because they wanted better lives. they faced dangerous journeys .
-they moved west because land was cheap or free and they thought they would do better business in the west .
-people who weren't making business or wasn't making any money, found the opportunities to move west to start everything all over again
The Qing Dynasty ruling from 1644 to 1912.
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<span> American Colonists wanted to free themselves from Great Britain because the British were exerting too much control over the colonies. Topic Why did American Colonists want to free themselves from Great Britain? Proclamation Act 1763 Forbade the Colonies from settling along the Appalachian Mountains. It was to organize and stabilize a proper relationship with the Native Americans. The act was to protect the Colonies from causing wars with the Native Americans. Stamp Act 1765 Imposed taxes on stamps needed for official documents Declaratory Act 1766 It was a repeal of the Stamp Act of 1765 by the British Parliament, it stated that Parliament's authority was the same in America as in Britain, and asserted Parliament's authority to make laws binding on the American colonies</span>