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Westward Ho!: Settling of the American WEst

Westward Ho!: Settling of the American WEst. US History: Spiconardi . Starter. What are some reasons that you would leave your home (White Plains) for another place?.

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Westward Ho!: Settling of the American WEst

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  1. Westward Ho!: Settling of the American WEst US History: Spiconardi

  2. Starter • What are some reasons that you would leave your home (White Plains) for another place? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  3. Reasons Americans Moved West • Escape the destruction of the Civil War • Economic Opportunity • Silver & Gold • Farming & Ranching I love goooold!

  4. Reasons Americans Moved West • Economic Opportunity • The Homestead Act (1862)  Federal government granted 160 acres of land to anyone who lived on the land for five years and improve the land.

  5. How did people move out west? Trains * We’ll be discussing the Trans-Continental Railroad later this unit Wagons

  6. Where did people live when they moved out West? • The Great Plains • Most settlers, in the first migration west (1850s), believed the Great Plains could not sustain agriculture since there was little rainfall, but… • The Great Plains has rich topsoil, which allows growing crops to overcome drought, insects, and heat • Ranchers also found that the flat land of the Great Plains was perfect for raising cattle

  7. The Great Plains

  8. Where did people live when they moved out West? • Boomtowns  a community that experiences a sudden and rapid population & economic growth • Settlers moved west in hopes of finding valuable ores, such as • Gold • Silver • Zinc • Copper • Lead • Valuable ores were found in Montana, Idaho, Colorado, South Dakota and Alaska

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