HST 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Handsome Lake, Little Turtle, Josiah Harmar
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Trans-appalachian frontier 1780-1830 said by thomas jefferson from 1800 to 1840, ohio"s population has grown from 40k to 1. 5m. Louisiana purchase allowed us to expand our territory. As long as the south has slaves, they are going to have more electoral votes. Extremely large demographic growth from 1800 to 1840 from 1790 to 1820 population grew rapidly west of the appalachian mountains farming is the big thing in the ohio area lumber is lucrative as well. Cotton found in the south and is going to change the world. People are moving out to build taverns, roads, stores. Post offices and banks are popping up. People come out to settle and need to borrow from the banks. Builds a tavern ends his life in missouri shortly after the louisiana purchase. Davy crockett (1786-1836) the attitude of there isn"t anything he can"t do.
