What were the push and pull factors that made them Go West? Why did thousands of people move west to Oregon and California in the 1840s? Pull Push What were the push and pull factors that made them Go West?

Lesson Objectives To identify the key groups who moved West by 1895 To identify the differences between the Early Settlers and the Late Settlers To explain the different push and pull factors for different groups moving West

Who were the Early Settlers? Clue What does it suggest about the people? Who might the people be? Why would they go West?

Late Early The Plains - Plains Indians first, then Homestea-ders Oregon - Farms Great Salt Lake -Mormons Texas and Plains - Cattlemen and Cowboys California - Gold

1843 The Year of the Great Migration 1000 people emigrated 1845 5000 went west 1849 30, 000 1850 55,000

Which are push and which are pull factors? Gold discovered in California 1848 Financial Crisis High unemployment and bankruptcy (many lost their jobs and went out of business) 1837 Growing Population High immigration from Europe and China caused overcrowding in the East Many of them were very poor Manifest Destiny The government set up boards of immigration, published maps and reports and provided protection for travellers by sending units of the US Army to the West Land was expensive Due to overcrowding Promise of cheap land In Oregon and California Religious Persecution Mormons were tarred and feathered for their beliefs Reports (stories) of how wonderful the west was reached the East. Some of the reports came from missionaries who wanted help, others came from people who wanted to make money from the new settlers Can you think of another one?

Which are push and which are pull factors? Gold discovered in California 1848 Financial Crisis (many lost their jobs and went out of business) 1837 Growing Population Many people moved to America from Europe and China caused overcrowding in the East Many of them were very poor Manifest Destiny The government tried to get people to move to America by publishing maps and reports and tried to protect travellers with the US Army Land was expensive There were too many people in the East who wanted to buy land to farm Promise of cheap land In Oregon and California –the government kept prices low. Religious Persecution Mormons were tarred and feathered for their beliefs Reports (stories) of how wonderful the west was reached the East. Some of the reports came from missionaries who wanted help, others came from people who wanted to make money from the new settlers