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Southeast Region: Lesson 4 Settling the Southeast

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who began to explore the area in the 1500s according to the text?

a)

Native Americans

b)

Africans

c)

Europeans

d)

Asians

2.

What was present in the area before the Europeans began to explore it?

a)

Deserted land

b)

European colonies

c)

Thriving Native American communities

d)

Industrial cities

3.

Who claimed Florida for Spain in 1513?

a)

Hernando de Soto

b)

Ponce de Leon

c)

English settlers

d)

Spanish & French explorers

4.

How many English colonies were along the Atlantic in the early 1700s?

a)

4

b)

13

c)

23

d)

30

5.

Which colony was settled in 1607?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Kentucky

c)

Mississippi

d)

Southeast

6.

Who led a group of pioneers to Kentucky in 1775?

a)

George Washington

b)

Robert de La Salle

c)

Daniel Boone

d)

English settlers

7.

When did the Civil War begin?

a)

1861

b)

1863

c)

1865

d)

1845

8.

What significant law did Abraham Lincoln issue in 1863?

a)

The end of the Civil War

b)

The beginning of the Civil War

c)

The Emancipation Proclamation

d)

Kentucky & Tennessee became states

9.

In what year did the Civil War end?

a)

1861

b)

1863

c)

1865

d)

1845

10.

Where can you see the Cherokee culture alive today?

a)

Cherokee, NC

b)

Cherokee, NY

c)

Cherokee, CA

d)

Cherokee, TX

11.

What is the Trail of Tears?

a)

A) A celebration of the Cherokee Nation

b)

B) A journey where the Cherokee were forced to leave their land

c)

C) A peaceful negotiation between the Cherokee Nation and settlers

d)

D) A famous trade route used by the Cherokee Nation

12.

How many Native Americans are believed to have died during the Trail of Tears?

a)

A) 1,500

b)

B) 5,000

c)

C) 10,000

d)

D) 15,000

13.

Where were the Cherokee forced to move to during the Trail of Tears?

a)

A) Florida

b)

B) California

c)

C) Oklahoma

d)

D) Texas

14.

Where were many enslaved Africans forced to work?

a)

In the cities of the Northeast

b)

On small farms in the Midwest

c)

On large farms in the Southeast called plantations

d)

In the factories of the Northwest

15.

What name was given to the government created by the states that seceded from the United States?

a)

The Union

b)

The Confederacy

c)

The Federalists

d)

The Commonwealth

16.

Which two states in the Southeast remained part of the Union during the Civil War?

a)

North Carolina and South Carolina

b)

Georgia and Florida

c)

Kentucky and West Virginia

d)

Tennessee and Alabama

17.

How many enslaved Africans were there in the Confederate states at the time of the Civil War?

a)

About 2 million

b)

About 3.5 million

c)

About 4 million

d)

About 5 million

18.

Approximately how many soldiers died or were badly wounded in the Civil War?

a)

About a quarter million

b)

About half a million

c)

About one million

d)

About two million

19.

What happened to the city of Richmond after the Civil War?

a)

It became a small town.

b)

It lay in ruins.

c)

It continued to grow without damage.

d)

It became the capital of the United States.

20.

What was the relationship between African Americans and whites in the Southeast for almost 100 years after slavery?

a)

They lived together in harmony.

b)

They were separated by segregation.

c)

They were all leaders of the Civil Rights movement.

d)

They worked together without any issues.