There are various reasons why people and countries pushed into new frontier areas. As the United States began to grow and develop, some people went to the frontier to get land. In some states, at least for a period of time, owning land was a requirement to be able to vote. Thus, people wanted to own land so they would be able to vote.
Other people went for a spirit of adventure. Going into the unknown regions was exciting and thrilling for some people. They loved the challenge of dealing with and successfully facing unexpected challenges. There were plenty of opportunities for these things to occur in the frontier regions.
Other people went into the frontier for scientific and for geographical purposes. They want to develop maps of new regions and learn about the environment in these frontier areas. They also wanted to know about the climate, the soil, and the wildlife in the frontier areas.
There were times people went into the frontier for economic and religious reasons. People hoped to develop lucrative trade opportunities, such as the trading of furs, as well as trying to find minerals such as gold and silver. Some people wanted to farm in these new areas. Other people went to try to convert people to Christianity.
Going into space was the ultimate movement into the frontier. Both the United States and the Soviet Union wanted to be the first into space and the first to land an astronaut on the moon. This was done for nationalistic reasons as well as for scientific and educational reasons.
There were many reasons why people and countries went into new areas in frontier regions.
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