Waterways

Highway for early explorers and settlers, provided access to other areas of the world.

• Atlantic & Indian Ocean

• Pacific & Southern Ocean

• Atlantic & Pacific Ocean

• Mississippi & Missouri Rivers

"Gateway to the west"

• Ohio River

• St. Lawrence River

• Missouri River

• Colorado River

Transport farm and industrial products

• Missouri & Kansas Rivers

• Great Lakes

• St. Lawrence & Columbia Rivers

• Missouri & Mississippi Rivers

Traveled By Lewis & Clark to Pacific Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico
• Rio Grande

• Columbia River

Traveled by the Spanish as they explored the Southwest U.S.

• Gulf of Mexico

• Columbia River

• Colorado River

• Great Lakes

Northeast border with Canada and connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean

• Colorado River

• Gulf of Mexico

• St. Lawrence River

• Mississippi River

Forms border with Mexico

• Rio Grande

• Ohio River

• St. Lawrence River

• Gulf of Mexico

Important Mid-western port cities grew along the banks

• Great Lakes

• Rio Grande

• Columbia River

• Pacific Ocean

French & Spanish exploration routes to Mexico and other parts of America

• Missouri River

• Atlantic Ocean

• St. Lawrence River

• Gulf of Mexico

What river is highlighted on the map?

• Connecticut River

• Mississippi River

• Missouri River

• Amazon River