The Early Republic

It was illegal for colonists to settle where?

• North of the Appalachian Mountains
• East of the Appalachian Mountains
• South of the Appalachian Mountains
• West of the Appalachian Mountains

A settler who travels into unknown or unclaimed territory is called what?

• a settler
• a frontier
• a pioneer
• a colonist

Who lived on the land west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• British soldiers
• American Indians
• American Soldiers
• George Washington

The famous hunter and pioneer we learned about in chapter 10 was named...

• Daniel Boone
• Daniel Delaney
• Daniel Shay
• Daniel Radcliffe 

A large, rectangular boat with a flat bottom used for travel was called what?

• Canoe
• Flatboat
• Frontier
• Sail boat

Settlers used flatboats to travel on what?

• Canals
• Rocky roads
• Trails in the Appalachian Mountains
• Open ocean water

Settlers wanted to cross the Appalachians because...

• land on the east coast was filled with farms and towns.
• they wanted religious freedom.
• the trip across the mountains and into the west was hard.
• they were looking for gold.

Life on the frontier was...

• Easy
• Hard
• Fun
• Boring

Why did the colonists fight with the American Indians on the frontier?

• Indians sold land to the settlers.
• The Indians didn't want the colonists to stay and live on their land.

A person who makes goods, especially by large-scale industrial production or by using machines is called what?

• A pioneer
• A manufacturer
• A settler
• An interpreter