The Geography of North America

-One big reason that the European countries colonized the Americas was...

• To claim new territory

• To spread democracy

• To make alliances with Native Americans

• To build factories

What do Boston Massachusetts and New Orleans Louisiana have in common?

• They're both on the ocean

• They're both cities for farmers

• Slavery was legal in both in 1850

• They're both in free states

The French explored up and down which river in North America, which would later form the boundary of the Louisiana Purchase?

• The Mississippi River

• The Hudson River

• The Rio Grande

• The Thames River

What kind of soil and climate are characteristic of the South?

• Good soil, warm climate

• Poor soil, cold climate

• Poor soil, warm climate

• Good soil, cold climate

What are the natural resources of the Northeast United States?

• Dense forests and natural harbors

• Good soil and warm climate

• Gold and silver deposits

• Desert climate and swift rivers

What do California and Florida have in common?

• They were both debtor colonies

• They were both slave states

• They were both havens for religious dissenters

• They were both Spanish colonies

Why did more immigrants go to Northern states than Southern states?

• Northern states were less dense

• Southern states had stricter immigration laws

• Southern states had fewer factories

• Northern states were less corrupt

Which city became a major international trading city because of the Erie Canal?

• Washington DC

• New York

• New Orleans

• Atlanta

Why did workers blast tunnels through mountains and level hills during the mid-19th century?

• To build the railroad

• To improve the Oregon trail

• To build canals connecting Chicago to New York

• To build housing for the Chinese immigrants

What was the major economic activity of the Midwest United States

• Growing staple crops such as corn, oats, and wheat

• Growing cash crops such as cotton and tobacco

• Manufacturing goods

• Mining for minerals