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American Migration to the West in the 19th C.

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Identify and assess the significance of three factors that contributed to American westward movement in the nineteenth century.

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The solution includes the diverse factors that contributed to American migration to the West in the nineteenth century, such as economic and cultural ones.

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There were many factors that contributed to American migration to the West in the nineteenth century. Some of the factors were driven by economic reasons (e.g. mining gold and extracting other natural resources), and by the Western "Frontier" mentality at the time. The "conquering" of the American West for economic reasons is a crucial reason why many Americans migrated. Many American viewed the West as a source of economic gain. For instance, ...

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