The correct answer is A. Eastern cities were becoming crowded.
After the Civil War, many settlers moved west in search of land, opportunity, and a better life, partly due to overcrowding and limited resources in the Eastern states.
Settlers moved farther west after the Civil War for which of these reasons?
A.
Eastern cities were becoming crowded.
B.
The British were chasing them out of the East.
C.
Water was more plentiful in the West.
D.
There were no more natural resources left.
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