Vocabulary
Geography
Historical
Impact Today
Civil Rights
100

Plantation 

A large farm used for growing crops 

100

Which statement describes an effect of the Southeast’s climate

Crops like cotton and citrus fruits thrive in the region’s warm climate

100

What happened to cause English and Dutch traders to bring enslaved Africans to the Southeast?

Tobacco plantations needed workers

100

Which statement best supports the idea that Atlanta is a modern city?

Atlanta has become a center for media production.

100

 Which of the following was not a factor in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 becoming a law?

the Rally to End Racism

200

Secede 

To break away from an organization 

200

Why did Southeastern cities located near water grow more quickly than other cities in the region?

People and goods could be shipped on waterways like the Mississippi River.

200

What caused Virginia to join the American Revolution

Britain issued taxes and passed laws that were particularly harmful to Virginia

200

What is the meaning of the word evacuate?

To leave 

200

What is the main significance of Nat Turner?

He was an enslaved person who led a slave rebellion in Virginia.

300

Rural 

Made up of countryside 

300

Which statement best describes a negative effect of the Southeast being so near the Atlantic Ocean?

Hurricanes that develop in the Atlantic Ocean can make landfall in the Southeast

300

 Which statement describes an effect of the invention of the cotton gin?


More enslaved Africans were needed on cotton plantations

300

 Which evidence from the text does not support the idea that the Center for Disease Control and Prevention is dedicated to controlling the spread of disease?

The CDC started in 1946

300

Which statement best reflects the abolitionist movement?

Because of their experiences with slavery, some people became abolitionists.

400

Sharecropper 

a person who farms land but must pay a landowner part of their crops

400

Which statement describes how the environments and physical features in Southeastern states differ?

The Piedmont has higher elevations and the coastal plains have wetlands.

400

Which statement best describes the negative effect the Indian Removal Act had on Native Americans?

Native Americans were forced to give up their land and move to other territories and states.

400

Which evidence from the text best describes the damage that Hurricane Katrina caused in the Southeast? Choose two sentences.

  1. “Waves as high as 26 feet destroyed homes along the coast.”

  2. “The storm surge damaged levees in New Orleans and the area flooded.”

400

What is the main historical significance of Sequoya?

He was a Cherokee who developed the first written Native American alphabet.

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