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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which one is a physical feature that could be found in the Northeast region?
Mountains
Flat plains
Sand dunes
None of these are physical features that can be found in the Northeast.
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is a glacier?
a type of boat the European explorers came on
a huge, slow moving mass of ice
a hilly area
a very dry area of land
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which are two ways that glaciers shaped the Northeast?
they had no part in shaping the Northeast
formed flat plains and left poor soil
formed mountains and left fertile soil
formed lakes and left poor soil
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is a quarry?
is a large, slow moving mass of ice
is a group of governments that work together
is a large, open pit cut into the ground, from which stone is mined.
is a native american tribe
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is a confederation?
a group of governments that work together
a war that was fought for independence
a record made by people who took part in or saw an event
a record of an event that was made by people who were not there
- 6. Multiple Choice
What group formed the first confederation in North America?
Apache
Pawnee
Wamponaoag
Iroquois
- 7. Multiple Choice
What year did England start eight colonies in the Northeast?
1900s
1600s
1700s
1800s
- 8. Multiple Choice
What was Alexander Graham Bell known for?
Inventing the light bulb
Inventing the telephone
Inventing the computer
Inventing the iPad
- 9. Multiple Choice
What was Thomas Edison known for?
Opening the world's first electric power plant in New York City
Opening a restaurant
inventing the telephone
traveling up what is now known as the Hudson River
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which is NOT a reason that immigrants came to the Northeast?
They were poor and came to work in factories
They were treated badly because of their race and religion
They wanted a better life
They wanted to take a vacation
- 11. Multiple Choice
What city in the Northeast had the largest immigration center in the United States in the 1900s?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Boston, Massachusetts
New York City, New York
Trenton, New Jersey
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is a primary source?
a record made by people who took part in or saw an event
a record of an event that was made by people who were not there
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which is an example of a primary source?
newspaper article
books
photograph
website
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is a secondary source?
a record made by people who took part in or saw an event
a record of an event that was made by people who were not there
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which is an example of a secondary source?
photograph
diary
website
letter
- 16. Multiple Choice
What is Kathrine Lee Bates known for?
The Star Spangled Banner
None of these
Pledge of Allegiance
America the Beautiful
- 17. Multiple Choice
Who was the leader that came up with a plan for peace for the Iroquois?
Squanto
George Washington
Henry Hudson
Deganawida
- 18. Multiple Choice
Who was the leader of the American army during the American Revolution?
George Washington
Deganawida
Henry Hudson
Abraham Lincoln
- 19. Multiple Choice
In the 1500s, why did only Native Americans live in the Northeast?
A disease wiped out everyone else living there
European explorers and settlers hadn't arrived by that time
Nobody else enjoyed living in the Northeast, so they all moved away
None of these choices are the reason why
- 20. Multiple Choice
What is the CAUSE of the American Revolution?
Slavery
Colonists were angry because Britain taxed them without allowing representation
The United States became an independent nation
None of these are a cause of the American Revolution
- 21. Multiple Choice
True/False: An effect of the American Revolution is that the United States became an independent nation.
TRUE
FALSE
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which is not one of the changes that happened during the Industrial Revolution?
Electricity led to new inventions
Electricity power plants produced electricity for homes and factories
Machines powered by steam engines replaced water powered machines
Laptops and smart phones were invented
- 23. Multiple Choice
What caused the Northeastern cities to grow crowded in the 1800s and 1900s?
There was lots of gold in the Northeast
Immigrants came to work in factories
The internet
The Northeastern schools were the best
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