Northeast History Quiz

What did the Algonquian people make from reeds for catching fish?

• Baskets

• Nets

• Weirs

• Hats

What do Northeast fishermen catch and sell in addition to fish and mussels?

• Crabs

• Lobsters

• Oysters

• Shrimp

Spanish settlers affected speech in the Northeast.

• True

• False

What is the name of the revival God brought to America in the 1720s?

• The Great Awakening

• The Enlightenment

• The Reformation

• The Renaissance

What did the Mayflower Compact create for the new Plymouth colony?

• A new language

• A government

• A trade route

• A school system

The Abenaki and the Micmac were the first Native Americans to live in what present-day state?

• New York

• Maine

• Massachusetts

• Vermont

What poem written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was about a ride to warn colonists of a British attack?

• The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere

• The Song of Hiawatha

• Evangeline

• The Village Blacksmith

What road in Maine was first used to carry wood to paper mills?

• The Golden Road

• The Boston Post Road

• The Mohawk Trail

• The Oregon Trail

What industry in Maine shrank, which resulted in many employees working in service industries?

• Fishing

• Paper

• Shipbuilding

• Textile

Many people in Maine need to hear the Gospel.

• True

• False