EMERGENCE OF USA
FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN COLONIES
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Ohio River
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Great Plains
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Rocky Mountains
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Appalachian Mts.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Proclamation Line of 1763 was a British-produced boundary marked in the Appalachian Mountains at the Eastern Continental Divide. Decreed on October 7, 1763, the Proclamation Line prohibited Anglo-American colonists from settling on lands acquired from the French following the French and Indian War.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: A major natural barrier to settling in the west of America was access to water.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: Expansion into the Northwest Territory was hindered by the Appalachian Mountains that run from New England down into the southern region of the United States.
Detailed explanation-4: -A significant push toward the west coast of North America began in the 1810s. It was intensified by the belief in manifest destiny, federally issued Indian removal acts, and economic promise. Pioneers traveled to Oregon and California using a network of trails leading west.