Chapter 4 NE Region Review

Chapter 4 NE Region Review

Multiple Choice

What is the most eastern point of land in the United States?

• Mt. Washington

• West Quoddy Head 

• Plymouth Rock

• Erie Canal

Multiple Choice

How were the harbors formed along the NE coast?

• The ocean water carved the harbors.

• Boats crashing into the shores carved them.

• Humans created them.

• Glaciers carved them during the Ice Age.

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of a lighthouse?

• It's light and foghorn keeps ships from crashing into the shore.

• To give off light for the people on the beach.

• To give sailors a place to stay warm when they landed at shore.

• It gives people a tall place to stand and watch ships coming in.

Poll

Which is the highest peak in the NE Region?

• Mt. Everest

• Quoddy Head

• Mt. Washington

• Mt. McKinley

Multiple Choice

When the Pilgrims landed here, what major problem did they notice about our country?

• There wasn't anywhere to live.

• Shortage of supplies

• There was no government

• There were too many people

Poll

What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

• To set up a government and make laws for the good of everyone

• To set up rules for the Native Americans

• To show the fastest route for the Mayflower ship to return to England

• To give the Pilgrims a religious book to follow

Multiple Choice

Who fought in the Revolutionary War?

• Colonists versus Great Britain

• The United States citizens battled themselves- North versus South

• Germany versus Colonists

• Colonists and Native Americans

Multiple Choice

What is the name of America's first public park?

• Central Park

• African Meeting House

• The Boston Common

• Mayflower Park

Poll

In 1817, work began on the Erie Canal in New York. Why was it built?

• To move goods faster from the Northeast to the Midwest

• To help raise and lower boats into the water

• To help make large quantities of a product

• To give tourists a chance to go on a boat ride

Multiple Choice

Why were America's first factories built in the Northeast?

• Northeast has the flattest land to build factories on

• Northeast has rivers that help power the factories

• Northeast has the best cement and bricks to build factories

• Northeast has the best temperatures for factory workers

Poll

Where do people say the is the "birthplace of the United States"?

• Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Washington, DC

• Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts

• West Quoddy Head in Maine

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the document that protects the rights of all citizens?

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

Multiple Choice

What branch of government makes laws for our country?

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

Multiple Choice

The president is head of which branch?

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

Multiple Choice

What branch is made up of our nation's courts?

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch