Inland Port Cities grew in the Midwest along these Bodies of Water.

• Columbia and Colorado Rivers

• Rio Grande and Colorado Rivers

• The Great Lakes

• The Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico

This body of water was known as the "Gateway to the West".

• James River

• Ohio River

• Rio Grande

• Hudson River

This body of water was an early exploration route.

• Ohio River

• Mississippi River

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

The ___________ served as the highway for explorers, early settlers, and later immigrants.

• The Pacific Ocean

• The Mississippi and Ohio Rivers

• The Atlantic Ocean

• The Columbia River

Lewis and Clark explored what river?

• Colorado

• Rio Grande

• Ohio

• Columbia

What was the body of water that provided the French and Spanish with exploration routes to Mexico and other parts of the Americas?

• The Pacific Ocean

• The Great Lakes

• The Gulf of Mexico

• The Bering Strait

___________ and ____________ were the transportation arteries for farm and industrial products. They were links to ports and other parts of the world.

• the Ohio and Rio Grande Rivers

• The Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean

• The Columbia River and the Colorado River

• The Mississippi River and the Missouri River

What river forms a border with Mexico and the United States?

• Colorado

• Ohio

• Mississippi

• Rio Grande

The ___________ River allowed access to the Great Lakes from the Atlantic Ocean.

• Colorado

• St. Lawrence

• Mississippi

• Missouri

Which river on the map is the St. Lawrence River?

• A
• B
• C
• D