Chapter 2, Lesson 4 Review

What was the main reason the Northeast was considered a center of learning early in the history of the United States?

• Immigrants studied English at universities in the region.

• Many of the countries best universities were located there.

• The region was home to the nation's most populated cities.

• Many of the counties documents, including the Constitution, were drafted there.

What is one conclusion you can draw about tourism in the Northeast?

• The cold weather in the Northeast keeps tourists away from the region.

• People visit many tourist attractions in the Northeast to learn about history.

• Places in the Northeast offer few attractions for tourists.

• People who live in the Northeast do not benefit from tourism.

What is the meaning of the word suffrage?

• The right to vote

• The right of women to join a movement

• The right to own property

• People being treated badly

Which city is NOT part of the Northeast Megalopolis?

• New York City

• Boston

• Los Angeles

• Washington D.C.

What conclusion can you draw about reform movements in the Northeast?

• The movement to reform working conditions was not successful.

• The suffrage movement cost a lot of money and was paid for with taxes.

• Reform movements tried to get laws changed to help people.

• The abolitionist movement did not include issues surrounding the Civil War.

Why is Ellis Island important to the country's history?

• Immigrants passed through it into the United States.

• Immigrants were taught English and factory skills there.

• The Statue of Liberty stood on the island, greeting immigrants as they came into the United States.

• Immigrants who did not like the conditions of sweatshops were sent to work there.

What was the Underground Railroad?

• A series of "stops" where enslaved people could rest before continuing north.

• A means of public transportation in big cities.

• Railroad tracks built underground for enslaved people to follow to freedom.

• An industry in the Northeast Region that provided many jobs for immigrants.

What do immigrants today bring to the United States?

• Food

• Art, Music, and Literature

• Sports

• All of the above

What was formed to protect workers' rights?

• Suffrage Movements

• Labor unions

• Factory unions

• Abolitionist Movements.

An abolitionist is some who...

• wants to end poor working conditions.

• a person who moves to another country.

• someone who wants to end slavery.

• someone who is in charge of big cities.