Factors%20That%20Aided%20Western%20Expansion PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Title: 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
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