Still, the raw numbers don't paint an accurate picture of what the early US was like. Consider this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Franklin
Tennessee was once considered to be "the West". Gives you an idea of how settled the country was at the time, and the difficulty of crossing the Appalachians in those times.
Still, the raw numbers don't paint an accurate picture of what the early US was like. Consider this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Franklin
Tennessee was once considered to be "the West". Gives you an idea of how settled the country was at the time, and the difficulty of crossing the Appalachians in those times.