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Hunter-Best [27]
2 years ago
11

What were the motivating factors for westward expansion?

History
2 answers:
yaroslaw [1]2 years ago
7 0
Gold rush and mining opportunities (silver in Nevada) The opportunity to work in the cattle industry; to be a “cowboy” Faster travel to the West by railroad; availability of supplies due to the railroad. The opportunity to own land cheaply under the Homestead Act.
luda_lava [24]2 years ago
3 0
Gold; mining opportunities.
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