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The reasons for westward expansion were the availability of cheap land, U.S. efforts to consolidate its holdings, and the gold rush.

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Gold rush and mining opportunities (silver in Nevada) The opportunity to work in the cattle industry; to be a “cowboy” Faster travel to the West by railroad; availability of supplies due to the railroad. The opportunity to own land cheaply under the Homestead Act.