What Was the Biggest Motivating Factor in Moving Westward in the 1820s

question 70

Multiple Choice

What was the biggest motivating factor in moving westward in the 1820s and 1830s?

• A) Access to land.
• B) Gold existed just beyond the Appalachian Mountains.
• C) Slaves could escape to safe havens.
• D) Cotton could be grown in Ohio and Indiana.
• E) People were escaping religious persecution.

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