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The early pioneers first moved from East America towards Oregon and California in the West because they were in search of gold.

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Because they said it was their "god given right to expand"

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Q: Why did the US government entice people to move West in the 1800's?
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What did the federal government do to entice people to move west?

The theory of Manifest Destiny.


What did people use for transportation to get to the west in 1800S's?

stagecoaches


One thing which brought people to the west in the 1800s was the search for what?

gold


One thing that brought people to the west in the 1800s was the search for?

Gold


What legislation helped settle the west in the 1800s?

By putting colored people there!


What was like for people who moved west to homestead on the western frontier in the 1800s?

It was miserable.


People came west in 1800s in search for?

Cheap land and a new life.


What was discovered in the American West that caused people to go there in the mid-1800s?

Gold


What were three groups of people living in the west in the 1800s?

Californios, mountain men, missionaries


How did people transport there family in the 1800s when they were going west?

riding on a horse or buggie (i think)


What three groups of people living in the West in the 1800s?

Californios, mountain men, missionaries


Why did people move west to florida during the 1800s?

There was more room and the ground was more fertile