The Atlantic Ocean served as a major transportation route for early explorers and settlers to reach North America, and later for immigrants. Major rivers like the Mississippi, Missouri, and Ohio served as inland transportation arteries and links to other parts of the world for trade. North America's Atlantic and Pacific coasts and inland waterways like the Great Lakes and major rivers provided access between North America and other areas globally.

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2. The Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean served as the highway for
explorers, early settlers, and later immigrants.

4. The Mississippi and Missouri
Rivers were the transportation
arteries/life lines for farm
and industrial products. They
were also links to other parts
of the world.

5. North America, with its Atlantic and Pacific Coasts, has
provided access to other areas of the world.
Pacific
Ocean
Atlantic
Ocean

6. Inland port cities (below) grew in the Midwest
along the Great Lakes

7. Lewis and Clark’s Expedition took them to the
Columbia River…

8. The Colorado River
Was explored by
the Spanish
The Colorado River
helped form the
Grand Canyon.
Colorado in Spanish
means RED!!

10. The Rio Grande River forms the border
with Mexico.

11. The Ohio River was a gateway to the west.

12. The Gulf of Mexico provided the French
and Spanish with exploration routes to
Mexico and other parts of America.