Early American Geography

Early American Geography

• Slave Labor

• Plantations

• Agriculture

Southern Colonies

• Factories

• Trade

Northern Colonies

Northern vs Southern Colonies
ECONOMY

​Each region's economy was influences by geographic factors in various parts of the nation; Land and water features

Multiple Select

The Northern economy was based on which of the following?

• agriculture

• plantations

• trade

• slave labor

• factories

Multiple Select

The Southern economy was based on which of the following?

• trade

• factories

• slave labor

• plantations

• agriculture

Multiple Choice

A primary difference between the Northern and Southern states was that:

• The Southern economy was based on large plantations worked by slaves, while the Northern economy was based on factories and trade.

• The Northern economy was based on large plantations worked by slaves, while the Southern economy was based on factories and trade.

• Southern states held Native Americans as slaves, while Northern states held Africans and African Americans as slaves.

• Northern states held Native Americans as slaves, while Southern states held Africans and African Americans as slaves.

Multiple Choice

In the United States, the economy (markets/businesses) of each region varies, primarily due to

• state and federal election laws

• geographic factors in various parts of the nation (closeness to water, mountains, etc)

• pressure from various religious groups

• the different immigrant groups

​The Louisiana Purchase was made between the US and France


It expanded the US West

Now there was a North, South and West Region

​It doubled the size of the US

Over time, the large region was broken into states

• Gave access to the Mississippi river which led to the Gulf of Mexico; this gave transportation to the US

• This was important to farmers and merchants

• Increased the American population with more Spanish, Native American and French populations

• Improved canals, roads, and turnpikes

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Benefits of the Louisiana Purchase

Land Sales in the territory

The government
- allowed land to be purchased in smaller sizes (80 acres rather than 640 or 320 acres)
- lowered the minimum price per acre of land
- gave easy access to credit from the second Bank of the United States

• Explored the Northwest

• Started in Missouri

• Ended at the Pacific Ovean.

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Lewis and Clark

Multiple Choice

The Northwest Territories expanded to the _____ of the original 13 states

• North

• South

• East

• West

Multiple Select

The Louisiana Purchase gave the US access to which key bodies of water which helped farmers merchants and more....?

• The Pacific Ocean

• The Gulf of Mexico

• The Mississippi River

• The Colorado River

Multiple Choice

Lewis and Clark explored the Northwest of the United States. They started in _______ and ended at the _________

• Pacific Ocean; Missouri

• New York; The Gulf of Mexico

• Missouri; Pacific Ocean

• The Atlantic Ocean; The Gulf of Mexico

Multiple Choice

Which did NOT improve during Westward expansion?

• canals

• roads

• tourism

• turnpikes

Multiple Choice

Which of the following acquisitions secured control of North America’s longest river, added substantially to the Native American, Spanish, and French populations of the country, and essentially doubled the size of the United States?

• The War of 1812

• Lousiana Purchase

• Gadsden purchase

• Purchase of Florida

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes the territory of the United States from the Washington administration through the Madison administration?

• The territory more than doubled.

• The territory shrank through treaties.

• Two states joined the original thirteen.

• There was no change until later in history.