How did mineral discoveries affect western settlement?
they allowed towns to eliminate taxes.
they provided funds for eastern industries.
they caused entrepreneurs to limit settlement
they encouraged thousands of people to seek their fortunes.

Use your vocabulary words to complete the sentences below. these are transitional areas. a(n) __ is a place where freshwater and salt water meet. __ are places between land and water where aquatic plants grow. the aleutian islands are a(n) — a group of islands clustered together in a large body of water. florida is an example of a(n) because it is surrounded by water on three sides. florida is also a(n) state because it has a thin strip of land that projects out from a larger area.

In the mid-1800s, native americans who had lived in the westtraded their manufactured goods with settlers.were able to resist diseases carried by settlers.offered their services as guides to settlers.prevented settlers from moving onto their territory.

President nixon resigned from office in 1974 after he was informed that the senate would impeach him, as allowed in the constitution, for his actions in the watergate scandal. one of the key reasons that nixon’s actions became public was a) the freedom of press guaranteed by the first amendment. b) the right to confront witnesses as guaranteed by the sixth amendment. c) the limitation of judicial powers as defined in article 3 of the constitution. d) the prohibition against illegal search and seizure as guaranteed by the fourth amendment.