California for Gold Great Plains for the Land
This railroad crossed an entire continent.
North: Small farms and manufacturing in cities South: Large plantations
John Deere: Steal Plow Eli Whitney: Cotton Gin Francis Cabot Lowell: Cloth Made Eaiser Robert Fulton: Steam Engine Powered Boat
These States were located in the Agricultural Region.
These areas are the Louisiana Purchase, Gadsen Purchase, Mexican Cession, and the Oregon Territory.
Some examples of the modifications made were enclosing land with fences, people making barns for their animals, and cutting down trees for houses.
Manifest Destiny was the idea that the U.S. should stretch from ocean to ocean.
This picture is telling us that all the farmers and trappers are moving west.
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