Revise why people settled in the Great Plains and American West as part of the Bitesize National 5 History topic: U.S.A. (1850-80)
The Homestead Act of 1862
Westward expansion: economic development (article)
Factors encouraging people to go West - Reasons for westward expansion - National 5 History Revision - BBC Bitesize
Problems and solutions for homesteaders - Reasons for westward expansion - National 5 History Revision - BBC Bitesize
Migration West - Bill of Rights Institute
Reasons for Westward Expansion - History
The War and Westward Expansion (U.S. National Park Service)
Key Events During Westward Expansion
The problems for settlers travelling West - Reasons for westward expansion - National 5 History Revision - BBC Bitesize
The War and Westward Movement - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)
Factors encouraging people to go West - Reasons for westward expansion - National 5 History Revision - BBC Bitesize
