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How did Americans justify settling the west ?

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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 Americans settled into the western land in hopes to strike it rich during the California gold rush
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