- The most significant reason was the availability of fertile farmland.
2. New Economic Opportunities:
- Ohio's lands promised to boost agriculture, fur trading, and the timber industry.
3. Cheap Land:
- Speculators bought enormous areas, hoping to resell those lands to farmers.
4. Population Increase:
- As colonies' populations thrived, they needed lands with space for new settlements.
5. Political Independence:
- To some extent, frontiersmen sought lands free from Eastern establishments.