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100

What big mountain range is in the Northeast?

Appalachian Mountains


100

How do many families in the Chesapeake Bay area make a living?

Fishing/harvesting the sea.

100

How did Europeans use the iron axes and hoes, brass kettles and other items brought from Europe?

traded with Native Americans for furs, foods, etc.

100

Name of a person who fishes in the Chesapeake Bay area?

Waterman


100

Why is Niagara Falls important to the Northeast economy?

Many people come visit, and tour the area.

200

What is the largest of the Finger Lakes?

Lake Seneca

200

What is produced by hydroelectric plants on the Niagara River?

hydroelectricity

200

Which event did NOT lead to the founding of the United States?

The capital moved to Washington, D.C., in 1800.  

200

What does sachem mean?

Chief

200

How do people contribute to the Northeast economy?

They work, shop and spend money.

300

Which Northeast state does NOT share a border with the Atlantic Ocean?

Pennsylvania

300
What is the reason that water is NOT essential to the growing of cranberries?

Cranberries are placed 600 feet deep in the Finger Lakes.

300

What did Pittsburgh first produce and sell, to create their economy?

Steel.

300

Definition of an abolitionist

Person who is against slavery.

300

Which city was the first capital of the United States?

New York, City

400

What two Great Lakes have Niagara Falls between them?

Lake Erie and Ontario

400

How does land around Chesapeake Bay get polluted?

Factories dump waste into the land

400

Why did immigrants come to the United States?

To find a new job, own their own land, and escape war/other hardships.

400

What does industry mean?

A manufacturing business.

400

Why does it take so long to produce maple syrup in the Northeast?

It takes about 40 gallons of sap to produce one gallon of maple syrup. 

500

Which Northeast city did NOT begin as a port, where ocean-going ships docked?

Buffalo, New York

500

How have people tried to help save the polluted Chesapeake Bay area?

creating the Chesapeake Bay Foundation to educate people about the environment.

500

Who was an important Women's Rights leader in the reform?

Elisabeth Cady Stanton

500

How did the Narrangansett life change when they lost most of their land to the Europeans?

Many moved out, some joined other Native American tribes, wars happened, etc.

500
What are problems immigrants face when coming to a new country?

Trouble finding work, not speaking the language, not knowing anyone, etc.

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