Why were many settlers moving west?

Select one:

a. Many were fearful that the British navy would attack the United States from the East Coast.

b. Factories in the city were closing and the workers needed to find new jobs.

c. Travel to the West was easy.

d. They wanted inexpensive farming land, rich with minerals.

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Diana Villegas

5 December, 09:05

Why were many settlers moving west?

Select one:

a. Many were fearful that the British navy would attack the United States from the East Coast.

b. Factories in the city were closing and the workers needed to find new jobs.

c. Travel to the West was easy.

d. They wanted inexpensive farming land, rich with minerals.

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Jacob Lloyd · Answer 1

Option D is correct.

Explanation:

There were pull and push factor which led to the westward migration in the USA. They migrated in large numbers from the stats of Ohio, Indian, Illinois, and New York. Trouble in getting farmland was one reason, while lucrative offers by the government to occupy, till and buy the lands in the west attracted people who required the land. The opportunity to mine precious metals was also an equally important reason. Overcrowding of towns in the East and Low wages were the push factors.