| A | B |
| Northwest Territory | new area north of Appalachians |
| hunters & trappers | lived in the west before the war |
| pioneers | first to move west |
| paths | pioneers walked west on these |
| wagon | pulled by horses |
| boat | used these to travel on river |
| canals | narrow waterways dug by men |
| farther west | moved here when areas became crowded |
| frontier | edge of a newly settled land |