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Why did the colonists decision to push westward cause conflict?

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Gold rush and mining opportunities (silver in Nevada) The opportunity to work in the cattle industry; to be a “cowboy” Faster travel to the West by railroad; The opportunity to own land cheaply under the Homestead Act.

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