In the early 1800's, a vast amount of unexplored land and untouched natural resources drove American pioneers towards the West. Ranchers, traders, farmers, and miners led the movement with business men not far behind. Wealth, adventure and political power were the main course of motivations. The settlers by the thousands moved over the Appalachian Mountains into new states and territories. They flocked into Texas, California, and other western lands belonging to Mexico. The free-homestead policy …showed first 75 words of 632 total…

…showed last 75 words of 632 total…and then some. The pioneers and the Europeans were much in the same, they were people looking to escape, and by doing so they created what is known today as the United States of America. To this day, America leads the forefront on pioneering everything from outer space to the depths of the Mariana Trench. As long as people keep dreaming of something better, there is always that pioneer willing to go the extra mile.