Why might lands in the West have seemed inaccessible to many Americans?

The lands in the west were occupied by Indians. The same Indians that were already attacking prominent cities in the colonies therefore most Americans were afraid of moving further west. Also transportation was limited and the journey was long and brutal to not know what you were walking into.

for starters, there is the structural trend of rising primary government expenditure as a share of gdp, which reached 36% in 2014, up from 22% in 1991. this increase reflected a political desire to address the poverty and inequality that had gone unaddressed during previous decades. to support the increase, brazil’s government increased taxes on consumption and promoted progress toward labor-market formalization. nonetheless, public investment, particularly in infrastructure, took a hit. in fact, with the exception of the 2005-2008 period, total investment as a share of gdp has remained below 20% since 1991.