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Appalachian Mountains

The Appalachian Mountains are a chain of mountains in the eastern United States. Ask questions about this vast system here.

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What war resulted in acquiring the land east of the Mississippi River but west of the Appalachian Mountains?

The French and Indian War also called The Seven Years' War, 1754-1763, was focused in what later became The Ohio Territory. In Ohio is where young George Washington was sent to fight the French. But he and his band were overrun. Young Washington had to surrender! He returned home and vowed to never fight again (but he did). The French and Indian War / The Seven Years' War, 1754-1763 eventually meant complete victory for the British. They took over the French colonial territory west of the Appalachian Mountains to the Mississippi River. New France that stretched from Louisiana through the Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes to Canada was also overtaken.

Are the Appalachian Mountains east or west of Mississippi River?

The Appalachian Mountains are EAST of the Mississippi River. This long mountain chain crosses diagonally from the New England States, New York State, through NE to SW central Pennsylvania, through western Virginia, and West Virginia into the Carolinas, Kentucky, Tennessee, and northern Georgia.

Appalachian mountains are older or younger than pangaea?

The Appalachians are younger than Pangaea because they were formed during the process in which North America removed itself from Pangaea and into the west.

What are the 2 endpoints on the Appalachian trail?

The coordinates of the starting point in Maine are 45.9044° N (longitude), 68.9213° W (latitude) and the coordinates of the ending point in Georgia are 34.6267° N (longitude), 84.1936° W (latitude).

Are the Appalachian mountains in Greenland and western Europe?

The Appalachian Mountains are located in the eastern United States. The Appalachian Mountains, mountains in Greenland and those in western Europe (the Scottish Highlands) have similar rock layers. This similarity in rock layers was noted by Alfred Wegener and used as evidence to support his hypothesis of continental drift.