Southwest Geography

The American West is one of the most famous and important part of the American history. The American West or another name the American Frontier started off in the late-1700 and ended in mid-1940. Although that part of history ended, but the influence and the old west culture is still around today. So let get into the history of the American West, of what made the West what it is and how all the forces molded the West.

The geography of the New England region and the Southern region differed from one another. For instance, New England had mountains and rocky soil. They also had a short growing season and both cold and warm weather. On the other hand, the South had plantations with fertile soil and flat lands. The South also had long growing seasons and warm weather. The New England and Southern regions had some similarities as well. For example, they both had many towns settled near the Atlantic Ocean or

The New England and Southern colonial regions have many similarities and differences in their geography. The New England colonial region has mountains formed by glaciers during the Ice Age. This caused the soil to very rocky and difficult for farming. On the other hand, the Southern region had plains and rich, fertile soil. This allowed the South to create large plantations (doc 6). Even though they had differences, they similarly had a long Atlantic coastline. As a reso create large plantation , the geography of the colonial regions impacted the economy and culture of the Thirteen Colonies.

The New England, Middle, and Southern colonies differed from each other in a variety of ways. The colonies varied in natural resources, climate, religion domination, and unique major events. First, the colonies had unique natural resources. For example, the New England colonies had plentiful fish, timber, and furs. In addition, the Middle colonies had excellent farmland, natural harbors, timber, furs, and coal. Meanwhile, the Southern colonies had plantations mainly of tobacco, rice, cotton, sugarcane, and indigo. Second, the colonies had different climates. The New England colonies had the coldest weather, resulting in the hardest winter and little spread of disease. The Middle colonies had warm summers and cold winters, and the Southern colonies

Climate, geography, economic, incentives, and the degree of agricultural diversion which contributed to the distinctive character of various region. Florida, Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana are the lower south, and Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri are the Upper south. Upper south has less dominant of slavery. They did not rely on slavery for their work demand. Upper south is specialized was corn, tobacco etc.

The geography of the Southern and the New England colonies were different from each other. For instance, New England had mountains and rocky soil. On the other hand, the Southern region had plantations with fertile soil and very flat land. The south also had long growing seasons and warm weather. The New England and Southern regions had some similarities with their geography. New England towns were settled near the Atlantic ocean or by rivers. Plantations were also built near rivers such as the James River (Doc 6). Therefore, the geography of the Southern and New England regions had similarities and differences.

The discovery of rich soil, grass, and minerals in the West led thousands of settlers including farmers, ranchers, and miners to settle there. The livelihood of these people depended entirely on the natural environment of the region, which caused them to adapt their lifestyles. For example, the amount of desert between other rich lands created an unbalanced spread of population throughout the West (Doc. A). There were some areas that people wanted and were favored such as San Antonio or San Francisco.

The southern region was one of the better places, as far as money goes, this region was by far the best for growing cash crops, such as tobacco, that industry along with the slave trade made for a quite rich region. Ethnically this region is not very diverse, consisting of mostly white settlers, and their slaves, although in parts of Florida there were Spanish and French populations. The southern region is most famous region, because of these strong cultural influences we can still see

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In the late 19th century, the American people began to go west. Americans began to pour into the West because of rapid population growth and affordable land (Importance of the West). They were also promised wide open land and to be free of Indians (Importance of the West). The West was in fact not free of Indians, and there were several wars that ensued in Arkansas, Montana, Washington, and California (Youngs).

One of the most striking differences between the North and the South was the climate and geography. The North’s climate was full of warm summers and cold winters; the terrain was rocky and hilly, which wasn’t good for farming. But the North did have little farms. Most of the forest was used for shipbuilding, and cities were used for trading centers. The rivers were fast and shallow which made it hard to navigate. Also in the North people used waterpower to run factories, because it was a cheap source of energy. The South was somewhat different; the climate was generally warm and sunny. The summers were long and hot, and the winters were pretty mild. Due to the South’s climate they were able to grow different crops in large amounts, unlike the North. The south had large farms, called plantations. In the South cities developed near rivers, because of rich soil which made it easier for them to farm.

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Even though both the South and the West were agricultural, the West linked itself with the Northern point of view. Economic requirements improved sectional differences, accumulating to the interregional opposition.

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There are similarities and differences of the geography of New England and Southern colonies. The South had mild, rainy winters and long hot humid summers. This means,the South could grow many crops. According to “A Virginia Plantation,” the south had lots of plantations with tobacco and corn (Doc 6). However, New England had long cold winters and a short growing season. This means New England did not grow as many crops as the South. Instead, many colonists had small farms for their family or community. Therefore, the differences in geography helped to shape the development of the New England and Southern regions.