Landforms
An area of low land between hills or mountains
What is a valley?
Borders the northeast region to the west
What are the Great Lakes
The original natives to the northeast region
Who are the Eastern Woodland American Indians?
This is a product of northeast quarries
What harsh, cold winters?
A physical feature found in the northeast.
What is a mountain?
Borders the northeast region to the east
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
The reasons Europeans settled in the early 1600's
What are religious and economic reasons?
A natural resource of the northeast that led to farming
What is fertile soil?
This characterizes the summers in the northeast.
What are mild summers?
A waterway that is protected and deep enough for ships to dock
What is a harbor?
The capital of New York
What is Albany
Occurred from 1865-1900's. The reason for much immigration to America to work in factories.
What is the Industrial Revolution
A natural resource that led to logging and forrestry
What are forests?
The largest city in the northeast
What is New York City?
The mountains located in Pennsylvania
What are the Poconos
The capital of Rhode Island
What is Providence
This was signed in 1776
What is the Declaration of Independence
This natural resource led to shipping and fishing
What are waterways?
These include: New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware
What are the Middle-Atlantic States?
The mountains located in upstate New York
What are the Catskills?
The capital of New Jersey
What is Trenton
This is a water passage that connects the Great Lakes and New York City
What is the Erie Canal?
This natural resource led to mining in the northeast.
What are minerals?
These include: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut