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7 Cards in this Set
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One factor that influenced westward movement was population growth where? |
in the eastern states
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One factor that influenced westward movement was the availability of cheap and fertile what?
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land
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List four economic opportunities that influenced westward movement.
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logging, freedom for runaway slaves, farming, California Gold Rush |
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What canal influenced westward movement by providing cheaper and faster transportation?
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Erie Canal
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People who supported the idea of Thomas Jefferson buying the Louisiana Purchase and expanding our nation believed in what idea?
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manifest destiny
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Knowledge of what two overland trails influenced westward movement?
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Oregon and Sante Fe
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What provided faster and cheaper water transportation?
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rivers, Erie Canal, and the steamboat |
