1. November 7, 2016
U.S. History Agenda:
DO NOW: Wars in U.S. History Matching
NOTES #18: Why and how did Americans begin to move westward?

2. Why and how did Americans begin to move westward? Notes #18

3. During the 1800s, Americans moved westward in search of freedom, land, and wealth.

4. For example, Mormons, looking to escape religious persecution, settled by the Great Salt Lake.
Brigham Young

5. California Gold Rush (1848 – 1855)
The discovery of gold led to the population growth of California and other western territories.
California Gold Rush (1848 – 1855)

6. Migration from east to west increased due to the transportation revolution, which allowed the East to be better connected to the West.
Blucher engine (1819)
Erie Canal (1825)

7. The construction of canals and roads led to expanded trade and travel between the East and the West.

8. As Americans continued to move and expand westward, they came into conflict with Native Americans.

9. As a result of President Andrew Jackson’s policies, Native Americans were forcibly removed to areas west of the Mississippi River during the 1830s.
President Andrew Jackson
(1829 – 1837)
Trail of Tears (1838);
Resulted from Jackson’s 1830 Indian Removal Act