Northeast Region Test

Most of the Northeast Region is covered in: Circle one.

• deserts

• forests

• prairies

• swamps

The climate and seasons of the Northeast Region can be described as:

• Cold winters and warm summers with four distinct seasons.

• Hot and dry year-round with little seasonal change.

• Mild winters and hot, humid summers with two seasons.

• Rainy and tropical climate with no winter season.

Why did the Puritans and Quakers leave England and come to America?

• to meet the Native Americans

• to work in factories

• for religious freedom

How many colonies were there in America by the mid 1700s?

• 50

• 20

• 13

• 11

The colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor in 1773 because:

• they were following orders from the British government.

• they wanted to celebrate a British holiday.

• they were trying to get rid of spoiled tea.

• they wanted to protest against British taxes on tea.they were following orders from the British government.

What did representatives from all of the colonies write and sign in Philadelphia in 1776?

• The Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Declaration of Independence

_______________________________ led the colonists’ army and became the first president of the United States of America.

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• John Adams

What is the name of the war in which the colonists fought for and won their freedom from England?

• The Civil War
• The Revolutionary War
• World War II
• The French and Indian War

It was usually easier for people to travel by boat than by horse and wagon in the 1700s and early 1800s because:

• roads were often rough and poorly maintained, making land travel difficult

• boats were slower than horses and wagons

• horses and wagons were more comfortable than boats

• people preferred walking to both methods

Which of the following was NOT a new source of power that people started using during the Industrial Revolution? Circle one.

• electricity

• nuclear energy

• steam

• water