Need some American History help?

Question: Need some American History help!?

What are the main factors driving continental expansion (before the Civil War)!? Please help me out! thanks!Www@QuestionHome@Com

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

Need for more farmland!.

More settlers arriving all the time and needing property

"Manifest Destiny" - Belief that it was divine America's destiny to reach from the Atlantic to the PacificWww@QuestionHome@Com

Farmland, and resources!. The fur trade, and the expansion of commerence!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

The gold rush was one of themWww@QuestionHome@Com

More people moving into the US and more people wanting their own land!.Www@QuestionHome@Com