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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?
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Why and how did Americans begin to move westward? Notes #18
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During the 1800s, Americans moved westward in search of freedom, land, and wealth.
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For example: Mormons settled by the Great Salt Lake to escape religious persecution . . .
Brigham Young
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California Gold Rush (1848 – 1855)
. . . and the discovery of gold led to the population growth of California and other western territories. California Gold Rush (1848 – 1855)
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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)
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The construction of canals and roads led to expanded trade and travel between the East and the West.
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As Americans continued to move and expand westward, they came into conflict with Native Americans.
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President Andrew Jackson Trail of Tears (1838); a result of Jackson’s
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); a result of Jackson’s Indian Removal Act of 1830
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