Reasons for going west (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Time period of main westward migration
Time period of main westward migration
1840-1895
Manifest Destiny definition
Manifest Destiny definition
Belief America destined to stretch coast to coast
Push factors definition
Push factors definition
Things forcing people to leave current location
Pull factors definition
Pull factors definition
Things attracting people to move west
Homestead Act date
Homestead Act date
1862
Land offered by Homestead Act
Land offered by Homestead Act
160 acres
Years to live on land (Homestead Act)
Years to live on land (Homestead Act)
5 years
Pacific Railroad Act date
Pacific Railroad Act date
1862
First transcontinental railroad completed
First transcontinental railroad completed
1869
Three religious groups migrating west
Three religious groups migrating west
Dutch Protestants, Irish Catholics, E. European Jews
Violence group pushing freed slaves west
Violence group pushing freed slaves west
Ku Klux Klan
Railroad land grants (each side of track)
Railroad land grants (each side of track)
2 miles
Acres settled by railroads by 1890
Acres settled by railroads by 1890
200 million acres
Civil War end year
Civil War end year
1865
Why railroads essential for western farmers
Why railroads essential for western farmers
Could send crops back east for sale