Vocabulary
Plantation
A large farm used for growing crops
Which statement describes an effect of the Southeast’s climate
Crops like cotton and citrus fruits thrive in the region’s warm climate
What happened to cause English and Dutch traders to bring enslaved Africans to the Southeast?
Tobacco plantations needed workers
Which statement best supports the idea that Atlanta is a modern city?
Atlanta has become a center for media production.
Which of the following was not a factor in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 becoming a law?
the Rally to End Racism
Secede
To break away from an organization
Why did Southeastern cities located near water grow more quickly than other cities in the region?
People and goods could be shipped on waterways like the Mississippi River.
What caused Virginia to join the American Revolution
Britain issued taxes and passed laws that were particularly harmful to Virginia
What is the meaning of the word evacuate?
To leave
What is the main significance of Nat Turner?
He was an enslaved person who led a slave rebellion in Virginia.
Rural
Made up of countryside
Which statement best describes a negative effect of the Southeast being so near the Atlantic Ocean?
Hurricanes that develop in the Atlantic Ocean can make landfall in the Southeast
Which statement describes an effect of the invention of the cotton gin?
More enslaved Africans were needed on cotton plantations
Which evidence from the text does not support the idea that the Center for Disease Control and Prevention is dedicated to controlling the spread of disease?
The CDC started in 1946
Which statement best reflects the abolitionist movement?
Because of their experiences with slavery, some people became abolitionists.
Sharecropper
a person who farms land but must pay a landowner part of their crops
Which statement describes how the environments and physical features in Southeastern states differ?
The Piedmont has higher elevations and the coastal plains have wetlands.
Which statement best describes the negative effect the Indian Removal Act had on Native Americans?
Native Americans were forced to give up their land and move to other territories and states.
Which evidence from the text best describes the damage that Hurricane Katrina caused in the Southeast? Choose two sentences.
“Waves as high as 26 feet destroyed homes along the coast.”
“The storm surge damaged levees in New Orleans and the area flooded.”
What is the main historical significance of Sequoya?
He was a Cherokee who developed the first written Native American alphabet.