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Explain the reasons different groups of people moved west in 1840s
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Explain the reasons different groups of people moved west in 1840s

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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; availability of supplies due to the railroad. The opportunity to own land cheaply under the Homestead Act.
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The gold rush, mining industries, cattle industry, but primarily because of the Homestead Act which incenticized moving west for cheap land.

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