GEOGRAPHIC GROWTH and WESTERN EXPANSION
1800-1820 – US population grows from 5.3 million to 9.6 million
1812-1821 – Six new states added to the Union
WHY? lots of cheap land while land prices in the East are steadily rising; Embargo (1807-09) pushed people west looking for $
Transportation revolution (Cumberland Road –1811) and successful victories over Indians led to increased migration west. By 1820 25% of the population lived in the west