Closest landfall to port of origin
because the 13 colonies were located there
The east coast is on the east and the west coast is on the west.
west Virginia, Florida
west coast
from east coast to the Mississippi river
Florida is in the South East coast. California is in the West coast.
East coast
East coast
east coast and west coast in California east coast and west coast in California
West Coast.
East Coast
It did in some limited ways, but primarily the US grew from the original colonies in the east, expanding farther west as land and opportunity were available. It stalled when there was no more "free" land available, and then the nation had to find a way to grow without expanding its borders.