Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.7
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
1053
Points per Word
0.000475
Page Count
24
Points per Page
0.020833
Description
Newcomers to the United States were attracted to the West by the opportunities the land and its resources could offer, the possibility of wealth, and a place free from religious persecution.