Chapter 3 Test (6th)

Warm temperatures, long summers, and frequent rainfall have made the South an important _________.

• agricultural region

• manufacturing center

• vacation spot

• trading center

Why is the Mississippi River important to the Midwest region?

• The cities of Chicago and Detroit are found on it.

• Many people wrote stories about it.

• It is an important water highway for travel and trade.

• Many tourists come there every year.

The least populated states are

• Alaska, Rhode Island and Delaware.

• Rhode Island, New Mexico and Utah.

• Hawaii, North and South Dakota.

• Wyoming, Vermont and Alaska.

How did the colonists feel about “taxation without representation”?

• They accepted it because they were British citizens.

• They were angry because the French did not tax colonists in New France.

• They were angry because they thought it was unfair as British citizens.

• They did not mind being taxed.

At the first Continental Congress, the representatives of the colonies decided to

• disobey any laws that took away their rights as British citizens.

• talk to the British about their reaction to new British laws.

• form their own government.

• continue paying taxes to the British.

The Northeast region of the United States has many of the country’s largest

• mountains.

• rivers.

• cities.

• farms.

The Appalachian Mountains

• were a place early settlers went during the hot summers.

• provided the only good place for the early settlers to hunt in.

• formed a natural barrier to western settlement.

• were too dangerous to settle in because of their active volcanoes.

The Continental Divide is

• a train that travels from St. Louis to San Francisco.

• a river that flows from the northern part of the United States to the southern part.

• the tallest chain of mountains in the United States.

• an imaginary line that divides the North American continent into two parts along the highest ridges of the Rocky Mountains.

What was the major effect of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in North America?

• A new trade route to Asia opened.

• Trade began with the Native Americans he found here.

• Columbus became famous throughout Europe.

• The Americas were opened to European settlement.

What happened in 1776 that makes July 4 an important day in United States History?

• British and American leaders signed the Treaty of Paris.

• The first battle of the American Revolution occurred.

• The colonies decided not to obey British law.

• The colonies declared independence from the British government.