Beginning in 1820, Why Did Western Migrants Find the Midwest

question 74

Multiple Choice

Beginning in 1820, why did western migrants find the Midwest more attractive than the Southwest?

• A) The United States government would finance a move to the Midwest but not to the Southwest.
• B) The transportation routes of the Midwest were better developed than those of the Southwest.
• C) The growing season was much longer in the Midwest.
• D) They could obtain free land.

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