Moving West Americans moved west looking for opportunity –Cities emerge along rivers and Great Lakes By 1840 demographic center was west of Allegheny Mountains.
The Northern Hemisphere is from the equator to the North Pole. The Southern Hemisphere is from the equator to the South Pole.
Forging a National Economy Chapter 14. Westward Movement Original Areas of settlement Great Plains were not settled because it was hard to farm “Northwest.
Our Physical World
