Land in the U.S.

Paper Summary:

This paper gives an overview of how land became the source of conflict in the United States during the time of the pioneers and how land had become one reason for the Civil War.

Outline:
What Caused the Westward Movement?
What about the Native Americans?
Is Land a Cause of the Civil War?

From the Paper:

"As more and more people from Europe migrated to the eastern states of the United States, crowding was becoming a problem. There were two main factors why settlers decided to venture to the westward regions of the United States. These are the push and the pull factors. Pioneer settlers were pushed to go west because of the difficulty of finding good jobs that paid enough in the east. Since more and more European immigrants have decided to settle in the eastern states, the opportunity of getting a job decreased. Finding land to farm also became a major burden of the early settlers since not enough land are being divided and parceled out in the eastern states. Other pioneers were pushed to go west because of their dissatisfaction with the new industries that were being developed in the east. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Anthony C. Fisher (1987). Natural Resources. The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics. V. 3, pp. 612-614.
• House Divided Speech (1858). Roy P. Basler. editor. Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/speeches/house.htm

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