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- 1. Multiple Choice• Jamestown, founded in 1607
• Plymouth colony, founded in 1620
• New Amsterdam, founded in 1625
These early colonial settlements were similar in that each was locatedat the base of a mountain rangenear the coastlinein an arid climateon offshore islands - 2. Multiple Choice
Which geographic feature most limited the westward movement of American colonists before 1750?HICF - 3. Multiple ChoiceAt the end of the Revolutionary War, which geographic feature became the western boundary of the United States?ABEG
- 4. Multiple ChoiceIn which area did good harbors, abundant forests, rocky soil, and a short growing season most influence the colonial economy?Southern coloniesMiddle Atlantic regionNorthwest TerritoryNew England colonies
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe presence of which pair of geographic conditions discouraged the development of a plantation economy in the Southern colonies?wide coastal plain and absence of good harborsrocky soil and short growing seasonnumerous rivers and humid climateflatlands and lack of forests
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich geographic feature served as the western boundary for British colonial settlements prior to the Revolutionary War?Rocky MountainsMissouri RiverAppalachian MountainsGreat Plains
- 7. Multiple ChoiceBecause of fertile land and a long growing season, plantations in the thirteen colonies developed inNew Englandthe Midd Atlantic Regionthe Souththe upper Mississippi River Valley
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThis map shows the western limit on colonial settlement that resulted from theFounding of JamestownProclamation of 1763Monroe DoctrineCompromise of 1850
- 9. Multiple ChoiceSince the late 1700s, the Mississippi River has been a vital waterway because itDivided the northern territories from the southern territoriesallowed American farmers direct access to Canadian marketsconnected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Oceanprovided farmers and merchants an outlet to the Gulf of Mexico
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich geographic feature contributed the most to the development of commerce throughout colonial America?mountainsgrasslandsnatural harborsinterior lakes
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe relatively flat, grassy region of the United States between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains is known as theGreat PlainsGreat BasinCoastal PlainPiedmont
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of map shows the most detailed information about Earths natural features, such as rivers, lakes, and mountain ranges?politicaldemographicweatherphysical
- 13. Multiple ChoiceIn which section of early 19th-century America was the plantation system an important feature?New Englandthe Middle Atlantic Statesthe Souththe West
- 14. Multiple ChoiceDuring the first half of the 1800s, geographic factors influenced the economy of New England byencouraging the establishment of large plantationspromoting the growth of trade and manufacturingincreasing the regions reliance on slave laborsupporting rice and indigo farming
- 15. Multiple ChoiceDuring the colonial period, goods were most commonly transported onriversrailroadscanalsturnpikes
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe Mississippi River system was an important economic resource during the first half of the 1800s because it was used toirrigate desert landstransport farm goods to marketmove immigrants to the Northeastproduce hydroelectric power
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich region of the United States is correctly paired with an industry that is dominant in that region?Southwest -TimberPacific Northwest - Citrus CropsGreat Plains - Grain CropsAtlantic Coastal Plain - Iron mining
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