Journey to the West

Shared understandings, especially in religion, and a sense of community

The fertile area between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River, with a slight overspill

To seek stability and self-sufficiency

<p>Soil exhaustion and land competition in the East, seeking greater stability</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Boosters of new agricultural areas and the U.S. government</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Western settlers usually migrated as families and settled along navigable and potable rivers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Settlements often coalesced around local traditions, especially religion, carried from eastern settlements.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>For most Americans, 'the West' referred to the fertile area between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River with a slight amount of overspill beyond its banks.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Soil exhaustion and land competition increasing in the East, most early western migrants sought a greater measure of stability and self-sufficiency by engaging in small-scale farming.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Boosters of these new agricultural areas, along with the U.S. government, encouraged perceptions of the West as a land of hard-built.</p> Signup and view all the answers