7. Why did people migrate west?
Changes in perspective have been caused by discovery, migration, and displacement.
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In the years between 1800 and 1850, around 8 million people migrated west from the Eastern USA. The journey was long, expensive, and often very dangerous. Around 1 in 10 did not survive to reach their destination.
So why did they do it? What factors caused them to migrate? What do you think the impact of their migration was on the Native Americans? How do you think their perspectives changed? |