The Northeast - Chapter 2

Who were the first people to live in the Northeast?

• Native Americans

• Confederacy

• Pilgrims

• Immigrants

What did the six Indian nations who banded together do?

• They wrote a constitution and agreed to stop fighting each other.

• They went fishing and hunting together.

• They were fighting each other.

Why did the Pilgrims leave Great Britain in 1620?

• They wanted to find America.

• They were testing their ship, The Mayflower.

• They wanted to escape English rule.

Many people moved to America in the 1600s and 1700s. How many colonies were formed?

• 50 states

• 50 colonies

• 13 colonies

• 1760

The Boston Tea Party was in December 1773. What did this event help to start?

• the American Revolution

• the Civil War

• Nobody would drink tea now.

• The British needed money.

Was America an independent nation after the American Revolution?

• Yes

• No

What is an immigrant?

• a long narrow island

• the way a country uses and produces money, goods, and services

• a large area made up of places that share the same features

• a person who leaves one country to live in another country

Immigrants came to America starting in the 1800s. Where did most immigrants work?

• farms

• factories

• businesses

• skilled jobs

One hundred years ago, there were no laws saying children had to go to school.

• True

• False