Multiple choice

Americans went west for all of the following reasons except __________.

  1. to hire less expensive workers and start factories

  2. escape debts and other legal problems

  3. to find gold and become rich

  4. to farm and ranch where land was plentiful

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A Correct answer
Explanation

People moved west for land, gold, and religious freedom. They did not move west to start factories, as the industrial base was primarily in the East during this period.