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CLEP US History I

Category - Economy

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The stagnant economy of the 1840s encouraged westward expansion for which of the following reasons?
  1. Immigrants returned to their home countries, freeing up land for others.
  2. The government offered to pay people if they would leave cities and move west.
  3. There were few industrial workers in the West.
  4. Factories opened in the West in record numbers.
  5. The dismal labor market caused land ownership to reemerge as a priority.
Explanation
Answer: E - In the face of widespread unemployment, land ownership reemerged as a priority. Since many could not find jobs in the newly industrialized North, they headed to the West. The addition of Texas and Oregon as potential destinations made this more possible, as would the acquisition of land following the Mexican-American War.
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