Why move west? (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Time period of major westward migration
Time period of major westward migration
c1835-1862
Two types of factors driving westward movement
Two types of factors driving westward movement
Push and pull factors
Pull factor: What West offered for farming
Pull factor: What West offered for farming
Vast amounts of fertile, unclaimed land
Pull factor: Economic opportunity mentioned
Pull factor: Economic opportunity mentioned
Gold discoveries & chance to strike it rich
Push factor: What happened to crop prices 1837
Push factor: What happened to crop prices 1837
Wheat & corn prices collapsed
Push factor: Unemployment rate in some areas
Push factor: Unemployment rate in some areas
25%
Religious group pushed west by persecution
Religious group pushed west by persecution
Mormons
Who rediscovered South Pass in 1824?
Who rediscovered South Pass in 1824?
Jedediah Smith
Year of severe financial crisis in East
Year of severe financial crisis in East
1837
What did govt fund in 1841 for Oregon Trail?
What did govt fund in 1841 for Oregon Trail?
Expedition that mapped it & published guidebooks
Year gold discovered in California
Year gold discovered in California
1848
Crop price that collapsed in Midwest 1837
Crop price that collapsed in Midwest 1837
Corn
Manifest Destiny belief
Manifest Destiny belief
God intended white Americans to control all North America
What was Manifest Destiny built on?
What was Manifest Destiny built on?
Racist assumptions about Indigenous peoples
Established route making westward travel feasible
Established route making westward travel feasible
The Oregon Trail