Factors encouraging migration to the west - early settlement of the west Flashcards
1
Q
Name the push factor
A
Economic crash in 1837
Unemployment as high as 25% in some areas
Encouraged people to move westwards
2
Q
Name the pull factors
A
Rich farmland in oregon .Oregon trail made it easier to cross .government propaganda .gold rush .manifest destiny
3
Q
What does the US government offer for people to do an expodition to map the oregon trail?
A
$30,000
4
Q
What other jobs did the gold rush increase in the west?
A
Shopkeepers, bartenders and traders
5
Q
What is manifest destiny?
A
The belief that white Americans had the right to populate all areas of America, it was Gods will
6
Q
Gold rush consequences
A
.Promoted the west as a place to live
.farming in california grew
.money helped to pay for the first transcontinental railroad
.Rapid growth of mining towns led to problems with law and order
.New migrants murdered
.Enslaved Californian Indians to get them out of the way
