American Agriculture and Westward Expansion - This Land of Ours Southeast AgNET

American Agriculture and Westward Expansion - This Land of Ours AgNet West

Agriculture Drives America’s Early Economic Growth In the early 19th century, the U.S. economy remained primarily agricultural. Farming was central to daily life and economic development, with most families producing ...

American Agriculture and Westward Expansion - This Land of Ours Southeast AgNET

Agriculture Drives America’s Early Economic Growth In the early 19th century, the U.S. economy remained primarily agricultural. Farming was central to daily life and economic development, with most families producing much of their own food and selling whatever surplus they could to nearby communities. As the young nation expanded westward, however, the opportunities for American agriculture began to change. New ...