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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