the backcountry quiz 1-8. it was relatively easy for a family to start a small farm in the...
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The BackcountryQUIZ
1-8
It was relatively easy for a family to start a small farm in the Backcountry because:
• C) Loans for farms were readily available from Europe.
• D) Native Americans were eager to help Europeans get a foothold in the new land.
• A) The Backcountry provided water, and logs that settlers could use for cabins.
• B) The Spanish had left their farms, making it easy for settlers to move in.
The Scots-Irish fled to America by the thousands. Like in their native land, they formed large groups of
families called______.
• A) familia
• B) clans
• C) cosa nostra
• D) charters
The ______ stretch from eastern Canada south to Alabama.
• A) Rocky Mountains
• B) Great Smoky Mountains
• C) Adirondacks
• D) Appalachian Mountains
The first European settlers in the Backcountry were______, followed
by______, and then the______.
• C) Scots-Irish, traders, small farmers
• D) traders, small farmers, Scots-Irish
• A) traders, plantation owners, Dutch and Irish
• B) traders, small farmers, Dutch and Irish
Backcountry settlers started a ______ that would play a critical
role in American history.
• A) southward stampede
• B) westward movement
• C) tradition of slavery
• D) northern migration
Rough roads and rivers of the Backcountry…
• A) discouraged migration west of the Appalachian Mountains.
• B) were not a hindrance to trade.
• C) made it almost impossible to move goods.
• D) protected the settlers from Indian attacks.
The English colonists of the Backcountry also came into conflict
with the______.
• A) Dutch and Germans
• B) Caribbean and Barbary pirates
• C) Spanish and French
• D) New England colonies
Sometimes contact between Backcountry settlers and ______
resulted in violent conflict.
• A) The Scots-Irish
• B) pirates
• C) Dutch settlers.
• D) Native Americans
The BackcountryQUIZ ANSWERS
1-8
It was relatively easy for a family to start a small farm in the Backcountry because:
• C) Loans for farms were readily available from Europe.
• D) Native Americans were eager to help Europeans get a foothold in the new land.
• A) The Backcountry provided water, and logs that settlers could use for cabins.
• B) The Spanish had left their farms, making it easy for settlers to move in.
The Scots-Irish fled to America by the thousands. Like in their native land, they formed large groups of
families called______.
• A) familia
• B) clans
• C) cosa nostra
• D) charters
The ______ stretch from eastern Canada south to Alabama.
• A) Rocky Mountains
• B) Great Smoky Mountains
• C) Adirondacks
• D) Appalachian Mountains
The first European settlers in the Backcountry were______, followed
by______, and then the______.
• C) Scots-Irish, traders, small farmers
• D) traders, small farmers, Scots-Irish
• A) traders, plantation owners, Dutch and Irish
• B) traders, small farmers, Dutch and Irish
Backcountry settlers started a ______ that would play a critical
role in American history.
• A) southward stampede
• B) westward movement
• C) tradition of slavery
• D) northern migration
Rough roads and rivers of the Backcountry…
• A) discouraged migration west of the Appalachian Mountains.
• B) were not a hindrance to trade.
• C) made it almost impossible to move goods.
• D) protected the settlers from Indian attacks.
The English colonists of the Backcountry also came into conflict
with the______.
• A) Dutch and Germans
• B) Caribbean and Barbary pirates
• C) Spanish and French
• D) New England colonies
Sometimes contact between Backcountry settlers and ______
resulted in violent conflict.
• A) The Scots-Irish
• B) pirates
• C) Dutch settlers.
• D) Native Americans