US History: Spiconardi  What are some reasons that you would leave your home (White Plains) for another place? _______________________ _______________________.

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US History: Spiconardi

 What are some reasons that you would leave your home (White Plains) for another place? _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________

 Escape the destruction of the Civil War  Economic Opportunity  Silver & Gold  Farming & Ranching I love goooold!

 Economic Opportunity  The Homestead Act (1862)  Federal government granted 160 acres of land to anyone who lived on the land for five years and improve the land.

Trains * We’ll be discussing the Trans-Continental Railroad later this unit Wagons

 The Great Plains  Most settlers, in the first migration west (1850s), believed the Great Plains could not sustain agriculture since there was little rainfall, but…  The Great Plains has rich topsoil, which allows growing crops to overcome drought, insects, and heat  Ranchers also found that the flat land of the Great Plains was perfect for raising cattle

 Boomtowns  a community that experiences a sudden and rapid population & economic growth  Settlers moved west in hopes of finding valuable ores, such as Gold Silver Zinc Copper Lead  Valuable ores were found in Montana, Idaho, Colorado, South Dakota and Alaska

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