USI.8b Reasons for Westward Expansion

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Population growth in the eastern states led many people to-

The overland trails many Americans used were-

The availability of what natural resource encouraged logging in the western territories?

What group of people would most likely want to the leave the South to go west?

What transportation-related technology in the 1800's made moving up and down rivers much faster?

An example of an important migration route for people and supplies is the-

The opportunity to farm cheap, fertile land in the west refers to-

Which of the following is an example of migration?