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United States: The Changing Frontier
The frontier in North America began moving west soon after the first
European settlers arrrived in the 1600s. As the settlers moved onto the
frontier, American Indians were displaced or pushed west. In 1889, the
government opened the Indian Territory (later the state of Oklahoma) to white
settlers, although much of this land had been promised to Indians. This
created the last wild land rush in the country. In 1890 the Bureau of the
Census officially declared there was no frontier left in the
country.
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UNITED STATES: The Changing Frontier
The 13 Colonies
The frontier, early 1800s
Present-day borders are shown.
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LEGEND
The frontier, middle 1800s
The frontier, late 1800s
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Across
4 The area
along the
Atlantic Ocean
formed the
13 original
_______.
5 Most of
Arkansas was
a frontier area
in the _______ 1800s.
7 The area around this
port city was settled
by the early 1800s
(2 words).
8 This city near the Great
Lakes was on the frontier
in the middle 1800s.
9 This state was settled in the early 1800s,
except for its western tip.
14 Only the very western part of this state
was still frontier in the early 1800s.
17 This southwestern state was still frontier
in the late 1800s.
20 The word _______ means the edge of a
settled area.
22 Most of this state was reserved for Native
Americans and was closed to white
settlers.
23 The southern part of this state was settled
before the northern part.
24 Most of the land east of the _______ River
was settled by the middle 1800s.
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1 These mountains formed a border
between the frontier of the early 1800s
and the original 13 colonies.
2 This southeastern state was not one of the
original 13 colonies.
3 Most of Illinois was settled _______ Iowa.
5 This midwestern state had frontier areas
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from the early 1800s to the late 1800s.
The western part of New York was on the
frontier in the _______ 1800s.
Settlers could travel up the Mississippi
River to settle this midwestern state by the
late 1800s.
This map shows that many people moved
_______ in the 1800s.
The land along this Great Lake was still
frontier in the early 1800s.
As the frontier moved west, the size of the
United States became_______.
Minnesota was part of the frontier in the
_______ 1800s.
Most of West Virginia was settled _____
Virginia.
This map shows that the frontier moved
from _______ to west.
Almost all of this state was part of the
frontier in the late 1800s.
Settlers traveling from the northeast to the
midwest could travel along this river.
Answers
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