Provide examples of how the desire for access to natural and mineral resources and the hope of many settlers for economic opportunities or religious refuge led to an increased migration to and settlement in the West.

Westward Migration

Explanation:

After the Gold Rush of California in the year 1849 and cultivation of fur industries that increased in the west, the people began to travel towards the west in search of better opportunities and better living.

There are people like the Mormons and Joseph Smith went to establish religious communities in the west. Some people were influenced by the Homestead Act of Lincoln that provided free lands to the settlers.

Thus these shows the desire of the people to move west for better natural and mineral resources and the economic opportunities increased the settlements in the West.

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the arab empire adopted the muslim religion as their main belief. arabs would influence the people from the territories they invaded towards islam (the muslim belief).

nevertheless, throughout the history of the arab empire, rulers brought intellectual individuals from other religions to their centers of learning. these other foreigners included jews, christians, greeks, persians, and indians.   these resulted in the adoption of important knowledge developed by these cultures by the arabic empire. for example, the works of aristotle were translated from greek to arab and indian scientists brought the numerical concept of "zero" to the arabs.

nowadays, 93% of the arab population is muslim, which at the same time is subdivided in sects including the sunni, zaini, alawi, shia. the remaining 7% is composed mainly of christians.