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Why Do Pioneers Go West
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Back then Pioneers traveled west but why. There are 3 reasons why pioneers went west.

First reason there is a whole new area. In the articans said they wanted to discover the new land. There is new animal they don’t have in there area. The last thing is water clean water to drink out of but how do they eat .

The 2 reason is food and resources. “There is more food in the west than in the east” in the paragraphs it said. Like i said before the water is better than the east. They go to the west as well to get animal skins and food.

The last reason is clothing why they went west. They get wool from sheep and make clothing to protect from snake bites it said in the arctic. The

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