Why were settlers willing to leave their homes and head west in the late 1800s?

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Jeyamaran · Answer 1 · 2018-07-09T17:59:49+0000

Because the United States government was giving away free land if you promised to stay in your given land for 5 years and use it to grow crops.

Homestead Act.

Why were settlers willing to leave their homes and head west in the late 1800s?

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