Week 3: Movement and Settlement of the U.S.

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Across
  1. 3. areas near urban or city areas
  2. 5. that have smaller populations and use more land for agriculture or farming
  3. 9. an area used by merchants for economic purposes
  4. 12. advances in transporation played a significant role in these
  5. 14. founded along the Hudson River by Dutch settlers
  6. 15. third largest populated city in the U.S.
  7. 16. This 6,600 acres near Galveston Bay bought by the Allen brothers was ideal for shipping and trading
  8. 17. an attraction or draw to a place
Down
  1. 1. In 1858, a group of miners discovered gold and soon railroads increased trade and transporation
  2. 2. when a person’s way of life is in danger
  3. 4. the average weather conditions of a place over an extended period of time
  4. 6. early settlers used these for trade and transportation
  5. 7. people who did nothing but conduct trade
  6. 8. founded by Puritans and provided fresh water and waterways
  7. 10. a city with a larger population than the surrounding areas
  8. 11. the invention of this revolutionized transportation and trade
  9. 13. new forms of this increased settlement across many areas of the U.S.