Mountain men were adventrous people in the mountians (duh) That explored the oreagon area and helped people expand westward.
Mexican - American war
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The oregon trail was a trail westward of Independence, It was very rough and filled with dieses but it helped people settle westward.
Mormans in Utah
peace at last.
Americans believed that they had better culture and goverment than others, and they believed that they needed to expand westward.
California gold rush
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Mexico and america were in a war against each other for the independence of the now commenly known state, Texas.
Mormans were discriminated and prosecuted due to their religon, so they decided to head west to the utah area.
In 1848 when gold was found in a reigon now known as california, word spread and there was a major population spike in california due to the new possibalites