CATEGORY TWO: GEOGRAPHY

The Mississippi River: the largest, widest and most important river in the U.S.

Lewis and Clark traveled up the Missouri River on their famous expedition!

The Great Plains: large flat grassland in the central U. S The Great Plains: large flat grassland in the central U.S. (once the home of millions of buffalo)

The Appalachian Mountain Range runs from Maine thru New York to Georgia. They were a major barrier to early settlers, and Colonists could not cross them after the Proclamation of 1763!

The Rocky Mountains were a major barrier to people on the Oregon Trail!

Most of the deserts in the U. S Most of the deserts in the U.S. are found in the Southwestern part of the U.S.

The Original 13 Colonies ran from the Atlantic Ocean to the Appalachian Mountains!

The U. S. acquired all land from the Atlantic to the Miss The U.S. acquired all land from the Atlantic to the Miss. River in the Treaty of Paris 1783!

The U.S. bought the Louisiana Purchase from France in 1803 ($15 Million)…….Doubled the size of the U.S.!

The U.S. bought Florida from Spain in 1819 with the Adams-Onis Treaty!

The U.S. originally shared Oregon Territory with Britain………… But finally split it with them and got the lower half by treaty in 1846.

Texas was annexed to the U.S. in 1845, becoming the 28th State!

The U.S. added the Mexican Cession in 1848 after the Mexican War!

The U.S. bought the Gadsden Purchase from Mexico in 1853 for $10 Million!

The U.S. bought Alaska from Russia after the Civil War!

The Oregon Trail and the California Trail The Mormon Trail The Santa Fe Trail

The Proclamation of 1763: Colonists could not move west of the Appalachian Mountains!

The Erie Canal connected the Great Lakes to the Hudson River & New York City! Made trade more “efficient”!

During the Industrial Revolution, factories were located on rivers where they used water as a source of power!

Washington D.C. Capitol of the U.S.

Three important Colonial port cities: Boston New York Philadelphia

New Orleans: Important port city on the Mouth of the Mississippi

San Francisco: important city of the Gold Rush!

Richmond, Virginia: Capitol of the Confederate States of America!

The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia!

Jamestown, Virginia 1607

The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock (Massachusetts) in 1620!

The Oregon Trail began at Independence, Missouri Galveston is an important port city in Texas.