10. Why did Americans flock to Texas? 11. Why do the western territories turn out to be so valuable?
12. What kind of policy did President Jackson establish regarding American Indians? What did Indians experience as a result?
13. Describe the importance of the Mississippi River. How did steamboats and development?

The Americans wanted to settle in Texas for free land and also because they wanted America to expand and take over territories that belonged to Mexico.

10. The people from the southern states wanted to expand westward. The planting of cropping was very profitable using slave labor and the cotton gin. The settlers wanted more land.

11. The western territories turned out to be valuable because of the availability of cheap, fertile land, population growth in the Eastern state, economic opportunity, e.g., gold, logging, farming, freedom (freedom for runaway slaves).

12. The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1839, authorizing the President to grant lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. A few tribes went peacefully, but many restricted the relocation policy.

13. The Mississippi River is important for several reasons.

The Mississippi River had been a very important route (path) for trade and travel between the Southeast United States. The Mississippi provided hydroelectric power and water to several states.

answer: (fluidity)is the correct answer.

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