Wised Match each statement about exploration and settlement to the country that it describes
came to the New
World to conquer
its land and people
made trade deals and
alliances with Native
Americans
settled in Canada and
along the Mississippi
River
settled in Central
America and New
Mexico
settled along the
east coast of
modern day US
late to exploration
due to internal
conflict in the
country
Spain
France
England

"Wild West" redirects here; for other uses, see Wild West (disambiguation). "Western Frontier" redirects here; for the film, see Western Frontier (film). For cultural influences and their development, see Western (genre).

American frontier

The cowboy, the quintessential symbol of the American frontier, c. 1887

Date

1607–1912 Territorial Expansion (First colony established at Jamestown in 1607 to the admission of Arizona Territory as a state in 1912)

1865–1890 Archetypal Old West Period (End of the American Civil War in 1865 to the Closing of the Frontier in 1890)[1][2][3][4]

LocationCurrently the United States, historically in order of their assimilation:

Thirteen Colonies

New Sweden

New Netherlands

New France

New Spain

Missouri Territory

Vermont Republic

Louisiana territory

Rupert's Land (Dakota Territory)

Spanish Florida

Republic of Texas

Oregon Country

California Republic

Colorado Territory

immigrants from northern and western europe continued coming as they had for three centuries, but in decreasing numbers