WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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Question
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The higher up you go, the colder it is.
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It was difficult to grow crops on a mountainside.
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The land was flat and easy to travel on.
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It was hard to move across the tall mountains.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The Appalachian Mountains slowed English settlement from moving west. The Appalachian Mountains served as a natural barrier to prevent early English colonists from moving into the western territories. The French claimed the western region of the Untied States in the early to mid-18th century.
Detailed explanation-2: -There is significant biodiversity within the mountain region, with a high number of plants and animal species making the mountains their home. The Appalachians are best known for being a mixed forest, containing a diverse selection of deciduous broadleaf trees.
Detailed explanation-3: -Petroleum resources, including oil and natural gas, remain significant in the Appalachian basin. Although both conventional oil and gas continue to be produced in the Appalachian basin, most new wells in the region are drilled in shale reservoirs, such as the famous Marcellus and Utica Shale, to produce natural gas.