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Americans moved West in the year following the Civil War because of the mining of gold and silver which made a rapid growth of the U.S. and the frontier changed dramatically as more people moved westward.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 13y agoThat was to expand and for new opportunity. Since there were few people in the west, you could go there to start a farm or ranch, and then other people would move in to start new businesses. And it grew from there.
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∙ 15y agoBecause so many of the Southerners were slaves who were now free after the Civil War and needed some place to go and the West was newly-founded land which no one had set foot upon, therefore the Southerners (or slaves) went to the West.
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∙ 13y agoTo escape the devastation of the war in some cases. Land was plentiful and cheap, in some cases it could be obtained for free.
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∙ 12y agoBecause it was amazing
it was a difficult journey to get there
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∙ 9y agoThe United States had massive amounts of federal land. The government was willing to give it away to anyone who wanted to farm it. That was the major reason why Americans moved west.
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∙ 12y agothey felt like it
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Eastern cities were becoming crowded.
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Why did many African-Americans look to go West after the civil War?
They were forced to do so. At the time, most African-Americans were still slaves. As a result, they had to move to the west because their owners were moving to the west.
What did African Americans control after the US Civil War?
CHURCHES !! (31409)
What groups did not settle in large numbers in the West after the Civil War?
Japanese immigrants did not settle in large number in the West after the Civil War.
What war did the most Americans die in besdies the civil war?
WW2.
Where did more Americans live by the time the civil war began?
Americans lived
What effect did the West have on the nation after the Civil War?
they wanted to move to the south
What impact did the civil war have on the south's African Americans?
Many migrated north and west
What impact the Civil War have on the South's African Americans population?
Many migrated North and West
After the Civil War did the three regions of North South and West move closer together?
no
Where did Booker T Washington move after the civil war?
After the Civil War, a young Booker T. Washington and his family moved to Malden, West Virginia.
Why did many African-Americans look to go West after the civil War?
They were forced to do so. At the time, most African-Americans were still slaves. As a result, they had to move to the west because their owners were moving to the west.
What war did the Americans fight the Americans?
The American civil war.
Why did settlers move to the Great Plains after 1862?
During and after the Civil War, the Unites States government encouraged farmer to move west.
Why did settlers move to Great Plains after 1862?
During and after the Civil War, the Unites States government encouraged farmer to move west.
Who was agenst the Americans from the Civil War?
Both sides in the Civil War were Americans. By definition a civil war occurs when two factions within a country go to war.
Why did the native Americans want to move west?
The invasion of the white man motivated many Native Americans to move beyond the Great Plains. Many moved because the white man stole the land, killed their crops and their means of eating.Ê
Where there any African Americans in the civil war?
Yes. There is a link below to an article on the history of African Americans in the Civil War.
