Large increases in agricultural productivity were not the primary reasons for migrating to which area of the nation during the antebellum period?

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The far west was not primarily sought for agricultural productivity during the antebellum period. Migration to this area was more driven by the fur trade, mining (especially during the Gold Rush), and later the promise of cheap land, rather than the immediate potential for agricultural productivity seen in the Midwest and the South.

Large Increases in Agricultural Productivity Were Not the Primary Reasons