Geographic and Economic Factors That Influenced Westward Movement

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Geographic and Economic Factors That Influenced Westward Movement

The population growth in the Eastern States. Availability of cheap, fertile land. Economic opportunities, e.g. gold (California Gold Rush), logging, farming, freedom (for runaway slaves).

Cheaper and faster transportation, e. g Cheaper and faster transportation, e.g. rivers and canals (Erie Canal), steamboats. Knowledge of overland trails (Oregon and Santa Fe). Belief in the right of “Manifest Destiny”-The idea that expansion was for the good of the country and was the right of the country.