Vocabulary
A wicked strong tropical storm with heavy rains and winds over 73 miles per hour.
A hurricane
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What bodies of water form the eastern and southern boundaries of the Southeast?
The Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico
A piece of land that is surrounded on three sides by water
pennisula
States joined this which was called the United States
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When a person is made property of another
slavery
mbjjA large farm which was started initially by European settlers in the SE
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Why is the warm climate of the SE a key feature of the region?
The warm and wet climate makes it a great place for farmingxsfhmsdjhdujeherhkfwehkuhwqehewfhweh
an area of low land that is partly covered with slow-moving or still water
wetland
A material that is added to soil to make it more fertile
fertilizer
To end slavery
abolish I think
Use the term piedmont to explain the fall line in the Southeast.
When the piedmont reaches the coastal plain, the elevation drops sharply along the fall line, causing waterfalls to form along rivers.
Short plants grow in this type of wetland. They are found in coastal areas of Maryland, Virginia, and the Carolinas.
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The states that left the Union to form a new country, called it this.
The Confederate States of America, or The Confederacy
An area of high land at the foot of mountains
piedmont
A place where a river drops from higher to lower ground causing waterfalls and rapids to form
Fall line
What do the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains have in common?
They are both major landforms in the Southeast region.
Wetlands with bushes and trees are called this type of wetland. They are found in Georgia and Northern Florida.
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Who was living in the Southeast before European settlers?
Native Americans or Indigenous People from the Powhatan, Cherokee, and Shawnee tribes
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Examples of these are raised to be sold
cash crops
How did the Missouri Compromise make both the North and South happy?
The slave and free states were balanced.
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What was the name of the opening or pass that was discovered between the Appalachian Mountains which allowed settlers to easily get inland to Kentucky and Tennessee?
Cumberland Gap
The Spanish built this settlement in Florida in 1565. It is the oldest settlement in Florida!
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