GEO 350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Atlantic Coastal Plain, French And Indian War, Royal Proclamation Of 1763
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Us can be divided into diff regions (areas that share. The western mountains & basins the great plains the central lowlands the appalachian mountains the atlantic coastal plain. These places made it difficult for people to expand westward. Why: extends from maine to alabama, with few places to pass through. Why: travelers had to go miles upstream to find a place to cross the river (ford) Largest river in north america (2,552 miles long) People were diverted far to the south risked high passes through mountains, sometimes getting stranded in unpredictable winter snowstorms. Proclamation line of 1763 (end french & indian war) forbade british colonists to pass beyond designated western borderline which followed appalachian. Angered colonists bc they had to pay for british soldiers to patrol the border. Bc of this many colonists ignored the border & moved west to settle anyways. Still difficult for settlers to get through appalachian.
