Economists have frequently hypothesized that industrialization and its correlates played a major role in inducing fertility decline in the United States after 1850. ... This leaves changes in the cost of raising children as the likely driver of the industrialization result.
The enlightenment was John Locke, declaration was written by Thomas Jefferson
the thirteenth amendment outlawed slavery from the united states.
Answer:
The West offered new opportunities.
Explanation:
Not only that the West was non-populated by the middle of 19th Century, but its natural resources were totally unused. That is why government supported settlers, and even promised them wealth and prosperity. Many people who moved westward really gained fortune, especially during famous gold rushes.