Question

Which two factors caused many Americans to migrate to the West in the mid-nineteenth century? the Texas revolution discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill the Mexican-American War an interest in American Indian culture cheap land prices

Answer 1

Answer:

Gold rush and mining opportunities (silver in Nevada) The opportunity to work in the cattle industry; to be a “cowboy” Faster travel to the West by railroad; availability of supplies due to the railroad. The opportunity to own land cheaply under the Homestead Act.

Answer 2

Answer:

Discovery of gold at stutters mill

Cheap land prices