Southeast Vocabulary
This group of African Americans have kept much of their heritage.
Gullah
People in the southeast use these to stop flooding.
Levees
These features make the Southeast an ideal place for farming.
Flat land, warm temperatures, lots of rainfall.
This is the source of hydroelectric power.
Water
This was the main conflict which lead to the Civil War.
Slavery
This person signs an agreement stating he or she will work for free for a period of time.
indentured servant
The ocean level rises as water is pushed to shore causes a
The southeast has a long growing season because...
It has a warm climate.
Falling water provides power for factories.
This famous man was known for signing the Declaration of Independence and the Louisiana Purchase.
Thomas Jefferson
This is the act of freeing someone from slavery
emancipation
This hurricane was the costliest natural disaster in American history.
Hurricane Katrina
This resource covers most of the Southeast region.
Forrest (lumber)
This is the main purpose of the Mississippi River.
It is used as a water highway.
This famous city was settled by the French in 1718.
New Orleans
This is what we call animals for sale
livestock
Look at the map; What category was the storm when it hit New Orleans, Louisiana.
Category 3
Look at the map: What resource is found mostly in Florida.
Citrus fruit
Rivers to the east of this mountain range flow into the Atlantic Ocean.
Appalachian Mountains.
This General led the colonial army to victory during the Revolutionary War.
George Washington
A low island
How do people in the southeast build their homes to protect from storms?
They are built up on pillars.
Who was responsible for the farming methods that helped replenish the soil?
George Washington Carver
These two bodies of water form two of the Southeasts coasts.
Atlantic Ocean + Gulf of Mexico.
This group of people cried and died along the Trail of Tears.
Native Americans