The term 'Pioneers' best defines the individuals who migrated west of the Mississippi in search of economic opportunities.
Pioneers best defines the thirteen million individuals that migrated west of the Mississippi in search of economic opportunities.
This migration can be compared to the movement of the 'Exodusters,' a group of Southern black migrants who sought homes in the Great Plains, hoping for political, legal, and economic freedom after Reconstruction.
In the post-Civil War era, Americans settled in the vast heart of the continent, moving beyond California and Oregon for new opportunities.
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