Lesson 4-A Tour of the Northeast

True or False?

The West Quoddy Head Lighthouse in Maine was built in 1825.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The West Quoddy Head Lighthouse was built in 1808.

The tribal name of the Native Americans living at West Quoddy Head is_______.

• Wabooki which means "living in fog."

• Wabanoki which means "living at the sunrise."

• Wanoki which means "living on the shore."

• Wapanoki which means "living by the sea."

Answer explanation

Because West Quoddy Head is the easternmost point, the tribe named themselves Wabanoki which means "living at the sunrise." This place is the first place in the U.S. to be touched by the sun each day.

True or False?

Mount Washington is 6,288 feet tall.

• True

• False

Which mountain range is in the Northeast Region?

• The Rocky Mountains

• The Himalayan Mountations

• The Appalachian Mountains

• The Windy Mountains

Answer explanation

The Appalachian mountain range goes from Maine all the way down to Northern Georgia.

What year did the Mayflower leave England?

• 1520

• 1620

• 1720

• 1820

The Pilgrims set up a government that would make laws for the good of everyone. What was it called?

• The Mayflower Agreement

• The Constitution

• The Pilgrims' Compact

• The Mayflower Compact

Answer explanation

The Mayflower Compact was the beginnings of our democracy. Democracy was not popular at that time. Kings and queens usually ruled countries how they saw fit.

True or False?

The American Revolution is the war that ended slavery.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The American Revolution is the war that gave us independence from Great Britain. If the colonists had lost, we might still be ruled by a king or queen!

There are two historic trails beginning at the Boston Commons--America's first public park. Which of them can you talk to learn about the history of African Americans in Boston?

• The Freedom Trail

• The Boston Trail

• The Black Heritage Trail

• The North Country Trail

How long was the Erie Canal?

• 40 feet long

• 83 miles long

• 340 miles long

• 1817 feet long

What was the purpose of the Erie Canal?

• To get tourists to come visit New York on boats.

• It made it possible to get goods from the Northeast to the Midwest in boats.

• It used locks to move boats up and down.

• It made goods more expensive and got New York more money.