The Western Migration
After the Civil War, people migrated west giving up all that they had for many different reasons, and to do many different things; one reason in particular was to gain a better life. The Civil War caused economic problems in the south, for this reason people migrated west to gain economically. Moving west meant better job opportunities, land ownership, and agriculture.
Different groups of people picked up and moved west and in doing so, they encountered major barriers. These groups of people included African- Americans, Mexicans, and Native American to name a few with the hopes to become landowners.…