Exploration Textbook
What was the valuable resource of New France?
Beaver fur
What were the northern colonies called?
New England
Where does the majority of the movie take place in?
Maine
Who is siding on either side of the war?
Extra points if you can name the leaders on either side.
Union and Confederacy
Grant v.s Sherman
What year did Maine become a state?
1820
What young American led a group of British Soldiers into the Ohio Valley to confront the French?
George Washington
What colony is the Providence of Maine part of?
Massachusetts
Why did Sakai’s want Athena to learn to read?
SO he can read the white man’s treaties.
The ______ is one of Lincoln’s hidden weapons in the war.
Railroad
How many votes did it take to make it’s own state?
6
Who was the leader of the Native American groups that attacked settlements in the Ohio Valley to drive out British/American settlers?
Pontiac
What nickname was given to the middle colonies due to their grain crops?
The Breadbasket of America.
Why did Matt say he could NOT leave with Athean and his tribe?
Because he had to keep an eye on the cabin. He made a promise to his dad.
Which women from Maine were influential during the Civil War? (3)
A) Lydia Neal Dennett
B) Harriet Tubman
C) Harriet Beecher Stowe
D) Dorothea Dix
E) Sacagawea
A, C, D
How did the New Maine handle treaties with the Natives?
They made their own new ones.
During this time period, what prevented British colonists from settling in the West?
What were the Southern colony’s economy based off of?
Plantations and slavery.
How does the family’s guide know Matt?
Loomis was saved by him and Loomis swore to never return.
What was the Underground Railroad?
the resistance to enslavement through escape and flight, through the end of the Civil War—refers to the efforts of enslaved African Americans to gain their freedom by escaping bondage. Wherever slavery existed, there were efforts to escape.
Who was the most influential person in Maine becoming it’s own state?
William King
France, Britian, Spain, Prussia, Austria, and Sweden
Why did the South stop using Indentured Servants?
Because slaves were cheaper.
What are TWO things Matt learns when his family arrives?
The baby is dead, his father is proud of him, and more settlers are coming.
Why was cotton as important to the North as it was for the South?
The North needed it to make textiles.
What were TWO of the four problems Maine had after the Revolution which led to Statehood?
1. Still a part of Mass.
2. Boarder dispute between Maine/Canada
3. Mass. Sold Maine land without consent.
4. Trade with Great Britain was non-existent