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APUSH Rx blog is a resource for AP U.S. History teachers looking for practical ideas, classroom strategies, and fresh approaches to teaching and review. Drawing on more than 30 years of classroom experience, the blog explores retrieval practice, historical thinking skills, APUSH exam preparation, primary sources, thematic and chronological review, and creative ways to help students make meaningful connections across American history.
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
