The Southeast Social Studies Assessment

What is the meaning of commerce?

• Plantation

• Business

• Waterway

• Sharecropper

What is the meaning of the word plantation?

• a person who works without pay

• a large farm used for growing crops

• a crop that can be grown in large amounts

• an area set aside for trading between groups

What was the abolitionist movement? (p. 149)

• Abolitionists only gave speeches about slavery.

• No one from the Southeast was an abolitionist.

• The movement was responsible for promoting the ending slavery in the United States.

• Abolitionists did not face any risks.

Why did English and Dutch traders want to bring enslaved Africans to the Southeast?

• The colonial army needed soldiers.

• Tobacco plantations needed workers.

• The colony at Roanoke needed settlers.

• Gold seekers needed experienced miners.

Which statement describes an effect of the invention of the cotton gin?

• Southern farmers lost wealth as plantations shrunk.

• Wetlands in Georgia began to be used for rice plantations.

• More enslaved Africans were needed on cotton plantations.

• Yeoman farmers grew fruits and vegetables on their small farms.

Which statement best describes the negative effect the Indian Removal Act had on Native Americans?

• Native Americans were given land in the west to settle.

• Native Americans were supposed to be treated fairly by the American government.

• Native Americans signed treaties with the American government to protect their lands.

• Native Americans were forced to give up their land and move to other territories and states.

Which statement describes an effect of the Southeast's climate?

• Dry, moderate summers attract migrating birds to the region.

• Crops like cotton and citrus fruits thrive in the region's warm climate.

• Freezing temperatures in the Piedmont force large predators southward.

• The region's cold temperatures keep coastal waters cool, which prevents hurricanes from forming.

What is the meaning of the word secede?

• to break away from an organization

• to protest the laws and rules of a country

• to share beliefs with another group

• to give up something, such as a right, to another group

Which evidence from the text best supports the reasons that American settlers moved west?

• Plantation owners wanted more enslaved people to do this work.

• By moving west, the colonists came into conflict with the Native Americans who had always lived in Kentucky, Tennessee, and other western lands.

• Many settlers began to move west to have more room for their families and more room for farming.

• The expansion of slavery into western territories would create conflict between the North and the South.

Why did Southeastern cities located near water grow more quickly than other cities in the region?

• Dams and reservoirs produced power for cities.

• State governments encouraged partnerships between cities and local fishers.

• Tourists who vacationed at beaches often decided to stay and settle.

• These cities offered shipping.