In 1828, when Andrew Jackson was elected president, he promised to expand the United States westward ... was California, where gold was discovered in 1848. The California Gold Rush swept the ...

What were three motivations for westward expansion? There are gold rushes and mining opportunities (silver in Nevada) Cowboy jobs are available, as well as faster travel to the West because of ...

For many, growing up on the US west coast ... their hunt for gold. But that's only one part of the sta gold rush story. Historians tell Insider the era touted for discovery and expansion is ...