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freedom
economic opportunity
abundant land
PUSH
population growth
agricultural changes
crop failures
industrial revolution
religious and political turmoil
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Judypush factor is when something have the choice to move away from somewhere or something and pull factor is when something is forced to move.
Push Factors
- Not enough jobs
- Few opportunities
- "Primitive" conditions
- Desertification
- Famine/drought
- Political fear/persecution
- Poor medical care
- Loss of wealth
- Natural Disasters
- Death threats
- Slavery
- Pollution
- Poor housing
- Landlords
- Bullying
- Discrimination
- Poor chances of finding courtship
Pull Factors
- Job opportunities
- Better living conditions
- Political and/or religious freedom
- Enjoyment
- Education
- Better medical care
- Security
- Family links
- Industry
- Better chances of finding courtship
The main reason for Americans moving west was for the fertile soil to grow crops on. But there were other factors such as the sense of adventure and latter on the discovery of gold. A big push factor was that the economy had just crashed and people had no money so they went west to try and make there fortune.
Push Factors:
-Thousands of people displaced by the Civil War
-Property: Eastern farmland was expensive
-New chances for failed entrepreneur
-Ethnic/ Religion repressions
-The open space provided shelter for outlaws to hide from the law
Pull Factors:
-Railroad expansion opened up the Western frontier
-Government incentives like land grants: Morill Land-Grant Act of 1862 and the Homestead Act of 1862
-Private property
PUSH: -War in home country
-No money after the war
-Bad economy
-No jobs because no one had money after the war
PULL: -Better economic status in Australia
-Better life style in Australia
-More accepting community
-Better climate
Push factors are conditions in a location or region that encourage people to migrate from it. Pull factors are conditions in a location or region that encourage people to migrate to it.
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When settlers began moving out west what happened to many native Americans?
They died
How did British agents and Native Americans in the west?
British agents from Canada armed native Americans in the west.
How did settlers moving west reacts to the treaties signed by native Americans?
the people didnt like it so a fight broke out lose and mostly everyone died
What Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonists from moving west of where?
The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonists from moving west of the Appalachian mountains.
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
How did American moving to the west affect the native Americans?
Poorly.
What did the Chinese face while they were moving west?
the americans did not like the Chinese
Which president was most committed to moving Native Americans to the west of the Mississippi?
Andrew Jackson!!! He hated the Indians and agreed with the Supreme Court to get them out....keep moving west of the Mississippi!
What does western expansion in 19th-century America refer to?
The large amounts of Americans moving west
Western expansion in 19th century America refers to?
The large amounts of Americans moving west
What problems did native Americans face as settlers moved west?
new settlers, herds moving, [e.c.t]
What impact did pioneers moving to the Ohio Valley have on the native Americans that already lived their in the Seventies?
The Native Americans were forced to move west of the Mississippi River.
Why did President Jackson support a policy of moving Native Americans west of the Mississippi?
he believed that the government had the power to tell native Americans where they could live
Why did settlers not move west?
They did they were encouraged by the cheap land. The government thought that by the Americans moving west they would be able to take control of more land.
When settlers began moving out west what happened to many native Americans?
They died
What were the push factors that made people go west?
Push factors included a scarcity of land in the East and overcrowded cities. Pull factors included the romanticism of moving west, work on the railroads and the availability of cheap land.
What land reserved for Native American?
The west was reserved for the Native Americans but the Americans kept on moving westward and kept forcing the Native Americans out of their territories or land. So it would be a yes they had land and a no that Americans kept FORCING them out of their land.
