CONTENT STATEMENT
- The regions of the United States known as the North, South and West developed in the early 1800s largely based on their physical environments and economies.
CONTENT ELABORATION
By the early 1800s, the borders of the United States stretched from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River. Regions developed in the United States based upon common physical environments and economies. Ohio was considered part of the West during the time
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Physical characteristics of the North include a shorter growing season and economic characteristics include manufacturing centers for ship building and textile factories.
Physical characteristics of the South include a longer growing season and economic characteristics include the plantation economy cotton and tobacco.
Physical characteristics of the West include abundant natural resources and rich soil. Economic characteristics include inexpensive farmland and timber.
EXPECTATIONS FOR LEARNING
Describe physical and economic characteristic of the northern, southern, and western regions of the United States in the early 1800’s.