Chapter 4 - The Northeast

The geography of the Northeast can best be described as

• cold with glaciers and icebergs

• dry with many deserts

• tropical with many palm trees

• containing coastal harbors and waterways

Leaders are chosen by the people in a

• democracy

• economy

• autocracy

• monarchy

The American Revolution

• was a war between English settlers and Native Americans

• gave Americans our freedom

• produced many of the same product in a shorter amount of time

• protects our right to freedom of speech

The canal that connects New York City to Pennsylvania is

• Harrisburg Canal

• Panama Canal

• New York City canal

• Erie Canal

The city that can be described as a city of skyscrapers is

• New York City

• Erie, PA

• Hershey PA

• Albany, NY

Which is an example of mass production?

• using water to power factories

• shipping goods through the Erie Canal

• making large quatnities of the same product

• building skyscrapers

The Constitution protects the right of

• businesses

• free speech

• animals

• farmland

The Congress is responsible for

• vetoing the laws

• overseeing the courts

• arresting people

• making the laws

Mill owners in the early 1800s filled their many jobs with women and girls because

• they were not very busy

• they needed to produce so much cotton thread and cloth

• men did not know how to work in the mills

• they did not pay them very much

Which state capitals are located near bodies of water?

• Annapolis, MD

• Harrisburg, PA

• Boston, MA

• All of the above