Major U.S. Waterways

What river was explored by Lewis & Clark?

• Colorado

• Columbia

• Rio Grande

• Gulf of Mexico

These two rivers were transportation arteries and transported farm and industrial products.

• Columbia & Colorado

• Rio Grande & Missouri

• Gulf of Mexico & Atlantic

• Mississippi & Missouri

Many inland port cities in the Midwest grew along these waters.

• Great Lakes

• Gulf of Mexico

• Atlantic

• Pacific

This large body of water provided the French and Spanish with exploration routes to Mexico and other parts of America.

• Mississippi

• Missouri

• Gulf of Mexico

• Hudson Bay

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

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Indian

• Arctic

This is often called the gateway to the west.

• Missouri

• Colorado

• Ohio

• Columbia

These two rivers flow directly into the Gulf of Mexico.

• Mississippi & Missouri

• Colorado & Missouri

• Rio Grande & Mississippi

• Ohio & Colorado

This was an early exploration route for explorers.

• Pacific

• Mississippi

• Columbia

• Colorado

This river forms the border between the U.S. and Mexico.

• Rio Grande

• Gulf of Mexico

• St. Lawrence

• Ohio

These two rivers flow into the Mississippi River.

• Missouri & Colorado

• Missouri & Ohio

• Colorado & Columbia

• St. Lawrence & Gulf of Mexico