https://padlet.com/24chongjl/slidebook_padlet alan please add details en-us 2020-02-13 03:02:17 UTC 2020-02-13 03:44:23 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f91b.png 24chongjl https://padlet.com/24chongjl/slidebook_padlet/wish/444787509 There are many reasons why the United States tried to gain the land in the West.]]> 2020-02-13 03:04:16 UTC https://padlet.com/24chongjl/slidebook_padlet/wish/444787509 24chongjl https://padlet.com/24chongjl/slidebook_padlet/wish/444788083 At the time, fur hats were a trend and were of economic value. Because of the beavers and other animals that could be used for their fur in the West, they moved their to hunt and trade/sell furs.]]> 2020-02-13 03:06:13 UTC https://padlet.com/24chongjl/slidebook_padlet/wish/444788083 24chongjl https://padlet.com/24chongjl/slidebook_padlet/wish/444789061 Because of the western farmland being sold by speculators, many farmers decided to come to the West to start farms. This started a demand for manufacturers to come and sell farming tools to these people, which started an agricultural economy.]]> 2020-02-13 03:09:45 UTC https://padlet.com/24chongjl/slidebook_padlet/wish/444789061 24chongjl https://padlet.com/24chongjl/slidebook_padlet/wish/444790565 Many travels were made west to search for markets. One trader, William Becknell, came back from New Mexico very rich, which led to a rise in travelers to these Mexican markets.]]> 2020-02-13 03:15:22 UTC https://padlet.com/24chongjl/slidebook_padlet/wish/444790565 24chongjl https://padlet.com/24chongjl/slidebook_padlet/wish/444794160 Although not a majority of the settlers, a group of Christians from Utah called the Mormons came to build a church. Even with backlash from other people, they created a settlement and worked together. ]]> 2020-02-13 03:28:00 UTC https://padlet.com/24chongjl/slidebook_padlet/wish/444794160 24chongjl https://padlet.com/24chongjl/slidebook_padlet/wish/444796103 Because they lived in the wilderness, there was a chance to be the one hunted. A fur hunter named Jedediah Smith led a travel through the Rocky Mountains to hunt, when he was attacked by a bear. It shredded his face and partially tore of his ear, which was stitched back on. Nonetheless he still hunted for furs after this injury.]]> 2020-02-13 03:35:11 UTC https://padlet.com/24chongjl/slidebook_padlet/wish/444796103