Daniel Boone was one of the first pioneers to make trails through the _______________ Mountains.
Blue Ridge Mountains
100
The Cherokees exchanged animal hides for what?
Metal Tools
100
Why did the British not allow colonists to settle west of the Blue Ridge Mountains?
They wanted to avoid conflict between colonists and the Cherokees.
100
What does it mean to "barter"?
To trade goods for other goods without the use of money.
100
Read the soldiers' quotes to answer question #16
He wants the slaves to be free.
200
The Cumberland Gap led from Virginia to _____________. (state)
Kentucky
200
How did most Cherokees travel the 1000 miles to the Indian Territory?
They walked
200
How did people in the Mountain region feel about North Carolina leaving the Union to join the Confederacy?
a. they agreed with the decision
b. they disagreed with the decision
c. they didn't care either way
They disagreed about whether it was right or wrong.
200
Why were Mountain farms small?
The ground was very rocky.
200
Use the soldiers' quotes to answer question #17.
His goal is independence for the South.
300
Daniel Boone was an experienced ______________. (job)
Wilderness Guide
300
The Indian Removal Act forced Native Americans east of the Mississippi River to move where? (state)
Oklahoma
300
Victory in the American Revolution opened up the ____________ region to new American settlers.
After the American Revolution, the Mountain region was opened up.
300
How did the number of slaves in the Mountain region compare with the number in the Coastal Plain region?
There were fewer slaves in the Mountain region.
300
Use the soldiers' quotes to answer question #18.
Both soldiers say that they want the war to end so they can go home to their families.
400
The easiest way to get from Virginia to Kentucky was through the ______________ Gap.
Cumberland Gap
400
A group of Cherokees who refused to move west hid in the __________ __________ Mountains.
Great Smoky Mountains
400
Name two ways that enslaved African Americans contributed to the Mountain region.
they built roads, worked as blacksmiths, and worked on farms and in the mines.
400
Mountain farms were smaller than Coastal Plain plantations. How does this have an effect on slave ownership?
Most Mountain region farmers did not own slaves.
400
Use the soldiers' quotes to answer question #19.
The second soldier, because he talks about independence, meaning independence for the south.
500
Many pioneers followed the Wilderness Road and other trails west to Kentucky and which other state?
Tennessee
500
In 1829, prospectors discovered gold on Cherokee land. What happened as a result?
The Indian Removal Act was passed, which forced the Cherokees to leave.
500
When tourists began visiting the Mountain region, what are some of the jobs that enslaved African Americans had for the tourism industry?
cooks, butlers, carriage drivers, laundry workers, and child-care workers for the tourists.
500
Most Mountain settlers lived far from the nearest store. Therefore, the people who lived in the Mountain region had to be _______________.
Settlers had to be self-sufficient. They had to grow and make their own food and items.
500
Use the soldiers' quotes to answer question #20.
The first soldier, because he talks about wanting the slaves to be free.