New Nation part 2

What mountain range did settlers have to cross to get to the Cumberland Gap?

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Piedmont Mountains

• Andes Mountains

All of the following are reasons settlers moved west except

• tobacco ruined the soil for growing crops.

• they were looking for new land to settle.

• they were seeking new opportunities.

• they wanted to find new traditions.

How did the settlers impact the new land?

• they brought their traditions.

• they created new mountains.

• they had no impact.

• they had better relationships with the Native Americans.

Which did not increase the demand for slaves?

• growing need for field workers

• growth of the coal industry

• invention of the cotton gin

• practice of slave trading

Which direction did settlers move to locate new farm land?

• north

• east

• southeast

• west

Where did settlers cross the Appalachian Mountains?

• Cumberland Gap

• Chesapeake Bay

• Great Dismal Swamp

• Lake Drummond

How were Virginians movement influenced by tobacco farming after the Revolutionary War?

• They were escaping the tobacco tax.

• They were looking for less space.

• They didn't need to move.

• They were looking for better soil.