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U.s. History: The Importance of the West

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Westward migration, west of the Appalachians, resulted in a rapid population growth. Read about where the population exploded, and why the inland rivers were so important to the growth.

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expansion of slavery, population growth in the west, turnpikes, ushistory.org, waterways for transportaion, westward migration, independence hall association, jeffersonian republicans, louisiana purchase, jefferson era (1800-1816)
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5th - 8th
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Social Studies & History
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