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Moving West...The Reasons behind the move
Distribution of Population
1880On your map color in the areas where the majority of the people
live
East Coast Cities
Dreams of a Better LifePositives of Moving Negatives of Moving
The Pull Factors: Going WestGovernment Incentives = Homestead Act
Stories of Hope and Fortune = GOLD
Easy Travel and transportation = Transcontinental RR
Tired of Living in crowded eastern cities
Homestead Act: 1862Law that gave 160 acres of land to citizens
who met certain conditionsAge, agreed to farm the land, build a house
By 1900: More than 80 million acres had been established by the Homestead Act
Immigrants Moving WestAttracted by jobs and cheap land
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/03/10/us/20090310-immigration-explorer.html
Ethnic Group(s) Where they Settled
What they Did
Germans Around the Missouri River
Farming, built tight knit communities
Irish, Italians, & Chinese
West Coast Cities Mining & Railroad Construction
Mexicans California and Texas Ranching & Mining
Final ThoughtsIt was not always as good as it seemed
Needed Luck and Hardwork to survive
Remember... What group is already living in the west??
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