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The quality of life of the Americans has improved because of the Great Society introduced by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. It aims to put an end to poverty and racial injustice. High school graduation rates also rose following the implementation of several Great Society programs.
The involvement of the United States in the Vietnam war eliminated some of its programs, but others like Medicare, Medicaid, the Older Americans Act and federal education funding, remained.
Answer: Land and lots of it
Explanation: The West was essentially untouched by colonists save for the California coast line so there was plenty of land available for farming on. Many people moved from the rest of the country in hopes of starting a new life.
Some of them such as Rhode Island and <span>Connecticut were found for those who weren't puritans and didn't want to be ruled by Puritans who were very rigid. Maryland was formed for Catholic people who wanted to freely be Catholic. Some were even formed by people like Mormons who wanted to escape prosecution.</span>