SS Quiz 4.1-4.5

Some people hike to the _______, or top, of Mount Washington, were they can see astonishing landscape for hundreds of miles.

• canal

• peak

• lock

• skyscraper

A ________ is a water elevator that is used to raise or lower boats, as well as carry boats over mountains.

• peak

• canal

• lock

• democracy

A _____ is a ditch across land that connects two waterways. The Erie ______ connected the Midwest and the Northeast.

(Chose one answer that can go on both lines)

• peak

• skyscraper

• democracy

• canal

While on the Mayflower, the pilgrims adopted a _______, and wrote the Mayflower Compact.

• peak

• canal

• democracy

• lock

Lobster fishers depend on the foghorn from the lighthouse to help them.

• True

• False

Mount Washington has the smallest peak in the Northeast.

• True

• False

The Mayflower Compact was an agreement for only the pilgrims on the boat.

• True

• False

We learned a lot so far about the Northeast! The first stop on our tour was West Quoddy Head in the eastern corner of Maine. This is where I can view the first _______ which was built in 1808. Thank goodness these were created so boats did not crash into land!

• lighthouse

• Mayflower Compact

• Freedom Trail

• Erie Canal

Our next stop teaches me that the Northeast doesn't just include coastal harbors but also, _________. For example Mount Washington has the highest peak in the Northeast. Sheesh! It's 6,288 feet tall.

• Freedom Trail

• Erie Canal

• Mayflower Compact

• mountain peaks

Moving along, it was super interesting to learn about the pilgrims in Plymouth. Can you imagine steering off course and landing somewhere else that had no __________? Thank Goodness the created the _________ and were able to form a _________. Who knows if we would have a democracy today if they didn't create that compact!

(CHOOSE 3 DIFFERENT ANSWERS, ONE FOR EACH LINE.)

• democracy

• government

• American Revolution

• Mayflower Compact