Push and Pull Factors of the Westward Expansion

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Push and Pull Factors of the Westward Expansion 1800's by Melissa Park There were many factors that "pushed" people out of the eastern United States cities to the west during the 1800's. There were also some factors that "pulled" people to the western United States.Click on the little picture to the left of the words Push and Pull Factors of Westward Expansion. This will take you to another site thenclick on the tags (the circles) and read the information on the Thinglink image to learn more. Push and Pull Factors of Westward Expansion What are the Push and Pull Factors of Westward Expansion? Use what you learned from the tags in the Thinglink image to sort the information below. Push Factors There were several disease epidemics in the eastern part of the United States including typhoid, tuberculosis, scarlet fever, and yellow fever. Some people, such as the Mormons, were being persecuted for their faith in the eastern United States. They decided to leave for religious freedom. A depression in 1837 ruined many farmers. Pull Factors Some people wanted to go on adventures. Publications and guidebooks of the time boasted of Oregon's lush farmlands and California's goldfields. President Polk declared that it was America's "Manifest Destiny" to settle North America from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.