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Which factor led settlers to migrate to territories in the American West during the 1800s?</h3>
A. New laws banning slavery in the South
B. Opportunities to harvest lumber
C. Immigration from China and Japan
D. The collapse of industrial jobs in the Northeast
One of the main reasons people moved west was for the land. There was lots of land, good soil for farming, and it could be bought at a cheap price. There were many different opportunities to get rich, such as: logging, mining, and farming that could not be done in the east.
