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11 Cards in this Set
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Atlantic Ocean
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Served as a highway for early explorers and settlers.
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Pacific Ocean
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Early exploration destination
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Mississippi River
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Transports farm and industrial products (most famous river)
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Missouri River
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Transports farm and industrial products (longest river)
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Ohio River
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Gateway to the west
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Columbia River
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Explored by Lewis and Clark
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Colorado River
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Explored by the Spanish
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Rio Grande River
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Forms the border of Mexico and USA
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St. Lawrence River
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Northeast border with Canada. (connects Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean)
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Gulf of Mexico
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Provided the French and Spanish with an exploratory route to Mexico and America.
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Great Lakes
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Inland port cities grew here in the Midwest. (Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior
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