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Why was the Rocky Mountains important in the westward expansion?
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∙ 11y ago
becuz they felt like it
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoAlot of bears live there
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Which geographical feature limited westward expansion in the 17th and early 18th centuries?
The Rocky Mountains
What was a geographic barrier to westward expansion for the colonists?
Mostly the high Rocky mountains, and the Sierra Nevadas. Although rivers were difficult to cross, people found ways to cross them at low water levels or at narrow passages.
The third westward surge of settlement reached what?
Rocky Mountains
Who or what halted westward expansion?
There were several halts to westward expansion of the United States. After the French and Indian Wars, the Proclamation of 1763 forbade further westward expansion by the American colonies. This was to prevent displacing Indian tribes and possible future Indian wars. After the American Revolution, the Mississippi River provided a stopping point for expansion. The west side of the river was the French territory of Louisiana. The French and Spanish banned American settlements past this line. After the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, American claims ran all the way to the Rocky Mountains in the northwest and were limited by New Spain (Texas) in the southwest. After the Mexican-American War, America ended roughly at the Rocky Mountains. Finally, after the California Republic was admitted to the Union, the Pacific Ocean was the only limit to westward expansion.
What is the huge expansion of flatlands between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River?
The Great Plains
What is an important mountain range in the US?
The Rocky Mountains
What feature provided a natural barrier against the western expansion of the colonies?
The Appalachian Mountains provided a natural barrier to the western expansion of the English Colonies in America, or so some thought.
What are three important land forms of Liberia?
Rocky mountains
What is one important mountain chain in the west part of North America?
The Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains.
What is a sentence for Rocky mountains?
The Rocky Mountains are in Canada.We will climb the rocky mountains this week.
Who has more mountains the rocky mountains or the Appalachian mountains?
the rocky mountains are higher because the rocky are 14,400 and the appalachian is 3,000
Why are the Rocky Mountains important to Colorado?
cause it wouldn't be the state it is without it
