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During the time when North America was still being settled by European colonists, it was possible for settlers to go west and to claim land. The east coast was the first part of North America to be colonized by Europeans (being closest to Europe), so that land was the first to be claimed. After all the land was claimed in the east, there remained land in the west, still available to be claimed (given that the prior claims of native Americans were generally ignored).
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe prospect of free land was the main motivation for the rapid settlement of the last frontier. In 1893, unlimited free land was available, and it gave the people optimism and dreams of a better way of life.
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∙ 12y agoJust the thought of being frer and having their own land and home place drive them westward
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∙ 12y agobecause the wanted to expand and strrengthen the union. A bigger country is a more powerful one.
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∙ 14y ago1-free, cheap land
2-religious missionary causes
3-gold rush
4-curious exploration- Lewis and Clark
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∙ 11y agoYou got a mule and a acre of land
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∙ 8y agoWiki User
∙ 9y agoIt was gold
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∙ 8y agoFree land.
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A natural barrier to settling in the West?
rocky mountains
The document that prohibited colonists from settling the land west of the Appalachians was the?
Proclamation of 1763
Which technological innovation do you think was most significant in settling the west?
You could be thinking of the railroad.
In what ways were trappers and mountain men important in the development of the American West?
Trappers and mountain men were instrumental in exploring and settling the land west of the Mississippi. They had survival skills, and taught them to the new inhabitants of the Wild West.
What did the Proclamation of 1763 do and how did Americans respond?
The proclamation of 1763 simply banned the colonists from settling west of the Allegheny Mountains. It was issued as an attempt to work out a peaceful agreement with the Native American tribes living in the west. The colonists, however, completely ignored the proclamation and continued attempting to colonize the west.
What was a major incentive in the settling of the west?
The occupation of land
What was the incentive for settling in the west?
The award of large land grants to the railroads
What group played a major role in settling the American West?
MORMONS
Which group played a major role in the settling of the American west?
Free blacks
Other groups who settle in the west?
The women of the west played a major role in settling.
How was settling the Canadian west different from settling the American west?
The mounties, Canadian mounted police, provided law enforcement.
What did the gold rush cause?
The settling of the west.
What was NOT a reality of settling in the West?
Ease of transportation
A natural barrier to settling in the West?
rocky mountains
What is the natural barrier to settling in the west?
Rocky mountains
What is a natural barrier to settling in the West?
rocky mountain
Who lived in the conestoga wagon?
Pioneers settling in the Old West.
