From the original colonies through its western expansion, geography shaped the early United States. The significance of topography in early American colonization, mountain crossings and other problems with westward development, and the allure of the gold rush in California and other western areas.
Abraham Lincoln appears to have recognized the significance of location as well. You quote him as saying at one point that the region of land inhabited by the people of the United States is well suited to be the home of one national family, not two or more. People moved to what is now the United States for a variety of reasons, including a chance at a new life, a desire for their own plot of land, and an escape from religious persecution, among others.
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