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What factors encouraged cooperation among western settlers on the frontier?
What factors encouraged cooperation among western settlers on the frontier?
Shared understandings, especially in religion, and a sense of community
What did the term 'the West' refer to for most Americans before the Mexican War?
What did the term 'the West' refer to for most Americans before the Mexican War?
The fertile area between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River, with a slight overspill
Why did most early western migrants engage in small-scale farming?
Why did most early western migrants engage in small-scale farming?
To seek stability and self-sufficiency
What were some of the motivations for settlers to move west?
What were some of the motivations for settlers to move west?
Who encouraged perceptions of the West as a land of hard work and development?
Who encouraged perceptions of the West as a land of hard work and development?
What were the typical settlement patterns of western settlers?
What were the typical settlement patterns of western settlers?
What often brought western settlements together and encouraged cooperation?
What often brought western settlements together and encouraged cooperation?
What did the term 'the West' typically refer to for most Americans before the Mexican War?
What did the term 'the West' typically refer to for most Americans before the Mexican War?
What were some of the motivations for settlers to move west?
What were some of the motivations for settlers to move west?
What perception of the West was encouraged by boosters and the U.S. government?
What perception of the West was encouraged by boosters and the U.S. government?
