NAME THAT GEOGRAPHIC FACT E. NAPP. The Question: A rocky soil and a short growing season discouraged the development of a plantation economy in British.
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NAME THAT
GEOGRAPH
IC
FACT
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The Question:
A rocky soil and a short growing season discouraged the development of a plantation economy in British colonies located in which region of North America?
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Answer:
New England
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The Question:
In which area did good harbors, abundant forests, rocky soil, and a short growing season most influence the colonial economy?
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Answer:
Yes, New England again!
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The Question:
Where were the original settlements in the thirteen British colonies located east of?
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Answer:
The Appalachian Mountains
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The Question:
After which purchase did farmers in the Ohio River valley gain the greatest economic benefit?
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Answer:The Louisiana Purchase
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The Question:
Since the late 1700s, the Mississippi River has been a vital waterway because it provided farmers and merchants an outlet to what body of water?
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Answer:The Gulf of Mexico
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The Question:
What is the name of the relatively flat, grassy region of the United States between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains?
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Answer:The Great Plains
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The Question:
Because of fertile land and a long growing season, plantations in the thirteen colonies developed in what region?
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Answer:The South
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The Question:
The main reason Great Britain established this Line of 1763 was to avoid conflicts between American colonists and Native American Indians. What is the name of the Line?
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Answer:Proclamation
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The Question:
Which geographic factor most helped the United States maintain its foreign policy of neutrality during much of the 1800s?
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Answer:Oceans on its east and west coasts
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The Question:
Which geographic factor made westward expansion in the 1800s difficult?
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Answer:The Rocky Mountains
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The Question:
Acquiring this city as part of the Louisiana Purchase was considered important to the development of the Mississippi and Ohio River valleys because this city served as a port for American agricultural goods. What is the name of the city?
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Answer:New Orleans
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The Question:
Which geographic advantage did the United States gain by purchasing the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803? Think river!
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Answer:The Mississippi River
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