Westwad Expansion - Middletown High School向西扩张-米德尔敦高中.pptVIP

Westward Expansion;In 1780, 2.7 million people lived in the original 13 states By 1830, 12 million people lived in 24 states The average family had five children !!;;Push Factors;Push Factors;Pull Factors;Pull Factors;In your notebook . . .;Push Factors to the West;Land (cheap and plentiful) Riches (gold, silver, later oil) Freedom of religion/beliefs ;Adventure!;Or maybe to find love ??;Today . . . ;What encouraged (or pushed) so many Americans to go West (or did they get pulled West)?;…. God, …, clearly wanted hard–working American(s) to occupy North America. It was inevitable and good that