Question

This is an image of the John Gast 1872 painting entitled American Progress .

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Why did people travel westward across North America in the mid-19th century?

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to escape from famine and disease

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to escape from foreign attacks

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to help aid Native American tribes

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to obtain cheap land in the country

Answer 1

Select {responseValue} to escape from famine and disease — False

Select {responseValue} to escape from foreign attacks — False

Select {responseValue} to help aid Native American tribes — False

Select {responseValue} to obtain cheap land in the country — True

(Primary motives were land, economic opportunity, and Manifest Destiny expansion.)