What was a major pull factor that brought immigrants to the United States between 1830 and 1850?
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a relatively high birth rate and swelling of population due to immigration. At that time, agriculture was the foremost economic activity; it was desirable to have a large family. From a handful five million in 1800 it grew to more than twenty-three million by mid-century. Expanding to new territories could provide much needed land for the growing population. In 1820 to 1850, about 4,000,000 Americans moved to Western territories.
Economic depression in 1818 and another in 1839 drove people to look for source of income in frontier areas
the expansion to frontier areas was seen as a chance to practice new trades and to improve oneself
due to strong reliance in agricultural means to live, during those times, it was believed that land ownership provided wealth and economic freedom, political influence and ability to “self-rule’
Businessmen in the maritime industry saw the opportunity to create West Coast ports that would enable them to trade with countries in the Pacific
The gold rush of California