Where Did the Pioneers Travel To?

The pioneers traveled to the frontiers of North America. In the 1700s the frontiers were the Appalachian Mountains. Later they traveled west across the Mississippi River. Look at the map below to see the Westward Expansion of the United States.
   

The orange-colored section represents the settled areas of the the United States.

Map #1 shows that the settlers had moved into the  Appalachian Mountains by the 1760s.
Map #2 shows that settlement had reached as far as the  Mississippi River by 1783.
Map #3 shows that during the early 1800s pioneers began claiming fertile areas of land beyond the Mississippi River.
Map #4 shows that during the mid-1800s Americans started settling the Great Plains, Pacific Coast, and Texas.

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