Northeast Geography
Which statement best describes the geography of the two areas of the Northeast region?
New England has a cool climate; the Middle Atlantic has wide, farmable valleys.
What is a quarry
Which statement describes the impact of the development of factories during the Industrial Revolution?
Factories could produce goods faster because of special machines.
Why did Paul Revere and William Dawes ride their horses into Lexington, Massachusetts, in April 1775?
They wanted to tell the minutemen in Lexington that the British were marching toward the town.
Incandescent light bulb
Thomas Edison
Why can deciduous and evergreen trees grow in the northeast region?
What are raw materials?
materials that can be made into something else
Which statement from the text is not a result of steam power introduced during the Industrial Revolution?
“To move goods east to west people built artificial rivers, called canals.”
What was the main significance of the United States Constitution?
It established a new, better system of government for the United States.
Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell
What was one way the Eastern Woodlands groups of Native Americans adapted to their environment?
They used animals to make clothes
What is the meaning of the word revolutionary?
Causing great change
What is one positive change that happened because of the Industrial Revolution?
A new group of workers that earned more money developed.
What happened to make the American colonists dump boxes of tea into Boston Harbor?
Britain raised taxes on the colonies.
Sewing Machine
Elias Howe
Which characteristics of Massachusetts was not a factor in why the shipbuilding industry grew there?
Its good soil
What is the meaning of the word Suffrage
The right to vote
What was the main reason the Northeast was considered a center of learning early in the history of the United States?
Many of the country’s best universities were located there
What was the main reason the Northeast was considered a center of learning early in the history of the United States?
Many of the country’s best universities were located there.
Flat-bottomed paper bag
Margaret E. Knight
How did waterways allow settlements in the Northeast to grow and succeed? Choose two statements.
People used rivers to travel and trade.
Deep harbors allowed large ships to carry goods to and from growing cities.
What is the meaning of the word abolitionist
someone who wanted to end slavery
Why is Ellis Island important to the country’s history?
Immigrants passed through it into the United States.