2007-09-12 06:28:41 · 7 answers · asked by rhiannonmontowi 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Land
2007-09-12 06:30:47 · answer #1 · answered by flautumn_redhead 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With more immigrants coming into the East Coast,especially New York,Atlanta, Boston, you had so many people in overcrowding conditions. Also the economy was pretty bad after the American Revolution. Also during the 1840's and also after the Civil War.
2007-09-12 13:35:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The east was no longer appealing. It was overcrowded and expensive. Settlers moved west because of cheap land and better opportunities.
2007-09-12 13:37:13 · answer #3 · answered by staisil 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The opportunity to claim their land for nearly nothing, and have property of their own to pass down to their children.
2007-09-12 13:31:57 · answer #4 · answered by Heart of Fire 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
escaping the authority of established religion. yeah. whether they were corrupt or not isn't the issue... whether or not it was a masonic agenda to induce spiritual unrest isn't the issue either. the issue is that the kid wants to leave it's parents, see the world, and get into trouble.
2007-09-12 13:33:21 · answer #5 · answered by Creature 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
FREE LAND FOR THE TAKING PLUS THE EASTERN LITTORAL WAS ALREADY OCCUPIED.
2007-09-12 13:32:23 · answer #6 · answered by Loren S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GOLD!
2007-09-12 13:32:01 · answer #7 · answered by Wize Guy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋