Western Expansion- Closing the Frontier:Question 6 How did the economic changes described in the chart contribute to the
closing of the frontier in the late 1800s?
Select one
O
Increasing shipping costs weakened the western economy and spurred out
migration
Transportation connectors among communities across the West led to a roughly
even regional population distribution.
O
The spread of new ideas to formerly isolated parts of the country eased relations
with American Indians.
Fast and affordable travel across the continent encouraged western settlement.