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1.1 Expansion (3) Miners (1948 (1849 (first group travel (Miners law and…
1.1 Expansion
3) Miners
few made fortunes
get rich quick
resources
Not what American government wanted
wrong type of "settler"
usually young males
travelled alone often
1948
gold discovered
California 15,000 to 250,000 people in 4 years
1849
first group travel
Miners law and order issues
no law
claim jumping
surface gold
conflict with rival gangs
vigilantes
4) Mormons
religious persecution drove them west
during US-Mexico war
polygamy
Joseph Smith
New York State
Supposed second coming of christ
difficult to settle
Kirtland
Missouri
Nauvoo, Illinois
Successful initially
Wealthy
Jealousy
Chased out
Prejudice
Murdered
Brigham Young
#
need new place
1845
Salt Lake
Mexican control
Isolated
Salt Lake City
water
own community
fresh opportunity
Utah territory
16,000 on journey
plains
rockies
forts set up along route
successful
700+ died
careful planning
food
livestock
equipment
pioneer band
America still under threat
Canada to the North
Owned by Britain
#
Mexico
#
France
#
Owned by lots of other countries
Already settled in the East Coast
came from europe
shortest distance
27 states (1840)
1) Cross the plains
vast
lack of supplies
food
water
weather
train
1) First people to go west were the Mountain Men
Fur trappers
Fashionable
lots of money
Made companies
still around today
businesses
#
Began to explore the west
encouraged by American government
Manifest destiny
God's will
John. L. Sullyvahn
Painting;stood on rock = inspiration
2) Pioneer farmers
fertile Californian and Oregon lands
Best land
Push factors
economic depression in East
banks were collapsing
high unemployment
lost 50% of wage if employed
Pull factors
opportunity
fertile land
Enabling factors
Mountain Men
became guide
2) Rocky mountains
Sioux Indians
3) Rest
forts
Indians
South or North
Oregon
Blue Mountains
Rough
California
Utah desert
hot
no water
Sierra-Nevada mountain range
weather
end (Donner party)
Bridg
Hall