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Major Bodies of Water
SOL I.2c
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• Oceans: Atlantic, Pacific• Rivers: Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Columbia, Colorado, Rio Grande
• Lakes: Great lakes• Gulf: Gulf of Mexico
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Trade, Transportation, and Settlement
The location of the United States, with its Atlantic and Pacific coasts, has provided access to other areas of the world.
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The Atlantic ocean served as the highway for explorers, early settlers, and later immigrants.
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The Pacific Ocean was an early exploration route.
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• The Mississippi and Missouri Rivers were the transportation arteries for farm and industrial products. They were links to ports and other parts of the world.
arteries An important route in a system of roads, rivers, or railroad lines
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The Ohio River was the “gateway to the west”
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The Columbia River was explored by Lewis and Clark.
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The Colorado River was explored by the Spanish.
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The Rio Grande forms the border with Mexico.
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The St. Lawrence River forms a border with Canada. It also connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
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Inland port cities grew in the Midwest along the Great Lakes.
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The Gulf of Mexico provided the French and Spanish with
exploration routes to Mexico and other parts of America