WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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Appalachian Mountains
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Continental Divide Mountains
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Rocky Mountains
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Allegheny Mountains
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: Lewis and Clark passed over the Rocky Mountains on foot and horseback. They traveled through the Cascade Mountains by water on the Columbia River.
Detailed explanation-2: -On July 3, 1806, Lewis left Traveler’s Rest with nine men and his dog Seaman. His route to the pass lay through the Hellgate area, where Missoula is now located, and up the Clark’s Fork of the Columbia. He then turned and followed the Blackfoot drainage to the pass over continental divide.
Detailed explanation-3: -As it turned out, Lewis and Clark discovered that the Rocky Mountains were much more extensive and rough than expected (over 300 miles across in some places) and that the upper reaches of the Missouri River were not navigable. The supposed one-day portage was over 100 miles.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the spring of 1804, Lewis, Clark, and dozens of other men left St. Louis, Missouri, by boat. They traveled westward through what is now Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota.