Factors%20That%20Aided%20Western%20Expansion

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Factors That Aided Western Expansion

• USI 8b

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Population Growth

• The Eastern States were becoming crowded

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Land

• Land was cheap
• and very fertile

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Economic Opportunity

• Gold rush (California)
• Logging (Oregon)
• Farming (west)
• Freedom (runaway slaves)

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Knowledge of Trails

• Oregon Trail
• Sante Fe Trail
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Better Transportation

• Rivers
• Canals (Erie Canal)
• Steamboats