Mr. D America in Transition: Settling the West/Urbanization

• The North East

• The Appalachian mts

• The Frontier

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Great Plains

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Oregon territory

• Immigrants from North and West Europe

• Attracted people to the West

• Relaxed relations with Native Americans

• Indian Removal Act

• Climbing El Capitan in Yosemiti National Park

• Winter Olympics

• Native American Reservation

• Towns built along the way

More than one answer

• Forced Assimilation

• Infertile Land

• Appalachian Mts

• For Western American Settlers

• Encouraged Civil Rights for Native Americans

• Equality for immigrants from South and East Europe

• to discourage Ghost Dances and Native American Tribal Life

• American Forces were defeated

• Less immigrant workers

• Created a national market

• connected US to Mexico

• decrease in national commerce

• led to end of slavery

• increased travel time across country

• decreased travel time across country

• led to dependency on slave labor

• less settlement on the frontier

• biggest attraction for settling the west

• attracted Native Americans to west

• led to increased demand for slavery

• Cattle drives created more demand for barbed wire

• Farmers retreated from the Frontier

• beef mostly transported to the West

• Cattle Drives originated in the North