Subregions
Name the subregion east of the Mississippi that have long coastal borders on the Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico.
Southeast
What is the largest body of water east of the Mississippi?
Atlantic Ocean
A flat lowland area is called a _________ plain
coastal
The first humans to settle in North America
Native Americans
What was the Land Ordinance of 1785?
The US had legally claimed the land north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi and forced Native Americans to leave their land.
They sold acres for $1 per acre
Set aside land to be used for schools
Name the subregion east of the Mississippi that includes states that were part of the original 13 colonies.
Mid-Atlantic
This body of water extends from Florida to Texas and Mexico. The land around this is called the Gulf Coast.
Gulf of Mexico
The ______________ Mountain system stretches from Alabama northeast to Canada. Dense forests cover much of this area.
Appalachian
People who descended from the first people who lived in an area are ________________ to the region.
indigenous
New technology led to jobs in __________ for millions of people.
factories
Name the region east of the Mississippi that have states that share borders with one or more of the Great Lakes.
A cluster of lakes located in the Midwest and Central Canada that were formed by glaciers thousands of years ago.
Great Lakes
A ___ ___ runs from New Jersey to South Carolina. It is a long, low cliff running parallel to the Atlantic coast. There are many waterfalls along this line.
fall line
Name two ways Native Americans used the environment for their survival.
Burned wood to produce heat
Used wood and bark for shelter
Hunted animals for food and used fur for their clothing
etc
_____________ is an important part of the economy for this region. This includes factories that have been built to produce many goods.
industry
Name the region east of the Mississippi where the first English colonists settled.
New England
This river carries water from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
St. Lawrence River
_______ areas have milder climates.
Where did the first Europeans who settled in what is now the United States come from? (Where specifically in Europe)
Spain and England
In the 1830's, ________ was discovered in the Southeast and settlers poured in to look for it. Those who didn't find it began growing cotton farms.
gold
Name at least 5 states that are part of the Southeast:
TN, AL, GA, FL, LA, MS, SC, NC, VA, WV, KY, TN,
The River that is the Mississippi's largest tributary. It begins in western Pennsylvania.
Ohio River
__________, strong ocean storms, can strike along the coast.
Hurricanes
Why did the American colonists declare independence from Great Britain?
They did not like the laws and taxes the British government forced on them.
The great migration was the relocation of people from the ______ to the North. This happened as a result of African Americans moving to states in the Mid-Atlantic, New England, and the Midwest.
South