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CAUSES?. WESTERN EXPANSION. Causes of Western expansion. 1849: Gold Rush + Silver Discoveries End of CA Gold Rush sent miners East to the Midwest. Desire to Start Over + End of Civil War = New Opportunities. Rich Farmland + Homestead Act. Need to Transport Goods Quickly. WESTERN EXPANSION. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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WESTERN EXPANSION
CAUSES?
CAUSES OF WESTERN EXPANSION
1849: Gold Rush + Silver Discoveries• End of CA Gold Rush sent miners East to the
Midwest Desire to Start Over + End of Civil War = New Opportunities
Rich Farmland + Homestead Act
Need to Transport Goods Quickly
WESTERN EXPANSION
EFFECTS?
EFFECTS OF WESTERN EXPANSION
Some miners found wealth, some did not(ex) Comstock Lode in Sierra Nevadas
Boomtowns developed to provide miners w/ goods BUT some ended up as Ghost-towns
Native-Americans pushed onto reservationsPollution of Streams, Destruction of forests & buffaloTranscontinental Railroad employed 1000s.
TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD
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