Western Expansion. Geography Early 1800’s: “Great American Desert” (Miss. River to the Rocky Mtns.) –Very fertile soil –Mtns. Had valuable minerals –Indians.
POST CIVIL WAR Chapter 5. Post War Migration: – Settlers came in by the millions. – Anglo-Americans – Over 2 million between 1870-1890 – Europe Scandinavia,
Chapter 17 THE WEST: EXPLOITING AN EMPIRE America Past and Present Eighth Edition Divine Breen Fredrickson Williams Gross Brand Copyright 2007,
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Chapter 3 Closing the Frontier
The American Frontier West APUSH. U.S. government policies played a huge role in getting people to move West. Over time, the government made it easier.
THE WEST: EXPLOITING AN EMPIRE America: Past and Present Chapter 17.
