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What were the motivations of the people who traveled west? What conditions did they encounter as they journeyed west? How did the conditions encountered influence their decisions? What were the conflicts between the settlers and the native people they encountered? How did policies of the U.S. government influence westward migration?
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The documents in this set can be used to help students explore westward expansion of the United States and the resulting interactions among the West’s many cultural groups. Students could imagine that they are settlers from the East or Midwest, journeying to the West to start a new home.
Focus Questions: What factors motivated people to leave their homes and move west? What factors attracted different groups of settlers to different locations in the west? What troubles did settlers face on their journeys west?
Read the “Six Trails West” summaries to learn more about how and why people moved west during the 1800s. Please look for definitions of the italicized words in the box to the right of the trail. Westward Expansion Map Illustration by Jessica Reynolds. Glossary.
Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like The Explorers, The Mountain Men, The Californios and more.
Westward movement, the populating by Europeans of the land within the continental boundaries of the mainland United States, a process that began shortly after the first colonial settlements were established along the Atlantic coast. Read more about its history and outcome.
From exodusters to all-Black settlements, the essay describes the largely hidden role that African Americans played in western expansion.
