Full Text
Piedmont
Subject
History
Place
Northern America
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United States of America
DOI: 10.1111/b.9781577180999.1997.x
Extract
This region includes the area of the US Atlantic seaboard lying west of the first line of waterfalls or riffles that block seagoing ships from further progress inland. Anglo-Americans had settled little of this area before Q ueen A nne's W ar ended (except for parts of New England), but its best lands were rapidly occupied after then as the G reat W agon R oad was extended. ... log in or subscribe to read full text
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