33) What was the biggest motivating factor in moving westward in the 1820s and 1830s?

a) Land was cheaper.

b) Gold existed just beyond the Appalachian Mountains.

c) Slaves could escape to safe havens.

d) Cotton could be grown in Ohio and Indiana.

e) People were escaping religious persecution.

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Jared Mays · Answer 1

b) Gold existed just beyond the Appalachian Mountains.

33) What was the biggest motivating factor in moving westward in the 1820s and 1830s?a) Land was cheaper.b) Gold existed just beyond the Appalachian Mountains.c) Slaves could escape to safe havens.d) Cotton could be grown in Ohio and Indiana.e) People were escaping religious persecution.