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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.

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because of all the cheap / free land being offered

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The Homestead Act of 1862 promised free land to settlers

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because all the men's from the west when to war. and their was jobs empty and need people to work. so African Americans move to take those jobs.

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The Homestead act

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to get land

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