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| the immigrants hat came to the united sates were from what places? |
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| most were fromengland, scotland, ireland, and germany |
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| europeans immigrants usually arrived where when coming to the united states? |
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| on ships that docked in port cities along the atlantic coast |
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| american immigrants that were coming to the united states wanted to start where? |
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| one way over the appalachians was by an old native american trail that went through the __________ ___. |
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| what is the meaning of gap? |
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| a low place between mountains |
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| what is a low place between mountains? |
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| where was the cumberland gap? |
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| the point where the present-day states of tennnessee, virginia, and kntucky meet. |
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| one of the best-known pioneers to cross the appalachians |
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| who was one of the best known pioneers to cross the appalachians? |
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| an early settler of an area |
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| what is an early settler of an area? |
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| what had kentucky become by 1792? |
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| the fifteenth state, the first state west of the appalachians |
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| who built wilderness road? |
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| daniel boone and about 30 other people that a private company hired |
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| why was wilderness road important? |
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| it became the main route to the west which led thousands of people to kentucky which became the fifteenth state and the first state west of the appalachians |
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| what did the the settlers bring on the trip on the wilderness road? |
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| clothing, furniture,and tools in large overload wagons |
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| during the 1780's,one group of settlers in north carolina tried to form the "____ __ ________". |
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| what was the state of franklin made up of? |
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| three counties in western north carolina |
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| a former continental army general, and was elected governor in 1785 |
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| who was a former continental army general, and was elected in 1785? |
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| in 1796 who became the the first governor, and where? |
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| by 1800, how many people lived in ohio? |
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| by 1803, what state became the 16th state? |
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| by 1803, ohio became the _________ state. |
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| what was an effect of more settlers moving west? |
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| in 1801, who became the third president of the united states? |
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| what was one of the problems that the united states had? |
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| no ports in the golf of mexico |
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| why was it bad to have no ports in the golf of mexico? |
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| farmers in western areas had to ship their crops on boastdown the mississippi riverto the port of new orleons, which was controlled by spain, and farmers wanted an american port where they could ship their goods |
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| in 1801, who gave new orleans and the rest of louisiana back to france? |
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