Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Chapter 14, Lesson 2: Life on the New Frontier (pp. 345-349)
I. River Routes and Trails West
B. Other pioneers traveled on hard and dangerous land routes.
II. Pioneers on the Frontier
B. Settlers built frontier stations for safety.
C. When too many settlers moved to an area, the first settlers pushed farther west.
B. Larger towns had churches and schools.
C. Some Indians traded with settlers; others tried to stop settlers from moving onto Indian land.
Lesson at a Glance Outline
A. Many pioneers traveled west on rivers, tributaries, or canals.
A. Pioneers traveled west to farm where land was cheap and the soil rich.
III. Life in Early Settlements
A. When stations became more populated, people started businesses.
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