Journey west: push and pull (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Push factors (migration)
Push factors (migration)
Negative conditions making people want to leave current location
Pull factors (migration)
Pull factors (migration)
Positive attractions drawing people to new destination
Biggest pull factor to West
Biggest pull factor to West
Land and farming opportunities
Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny
Belief Americans destined to expand across continent
Financial crisis year (push factor)
Financial crisis year (push factor)
1837
Gold discovered in California
Gold discovered in California
1848
Push factor for Mormons
Push factor for Mormons
Religious persecution and violence
First organized wagon trains (Oregon Trail)
First organized wagon trains (Oregon Trail)
1836
'Manifest Destiny' phrase coined
'Manifest Destiny' phrase coined
1845
Mormons reached Salt Lake Valley
Mormons reached Salt Lake Valley
1847
People to California in 1849
People to California in 1849
200,000
Gold discovered in Rocky Mountains
Gold discovered in Rocky Mountains
1859
John Fremont's expeditions (funded 1841)
John Fremont's expeditions (funded 1841)
Mapped western territories, showed routes & resources