The Backcountry
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The Backcountry QUIZ 1-8 It was relatively easy for a family to start a small farm in the Backcountry because: • 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. • C) Loans for farms were readily available from Europe. • D) Native Americans were eager to help Europeans get a foothold in the new land. The Scots-Irish fled to America by the thousands. Like in their native land, they formed large groups of families called______. • A) familia • C) cosa nostra • B) clans • D) charters The ______ stretch from eastern Canada south to Alabama. • A) Rocky Mountains • C) Adirondacks • B) Great Smoky Mountains • D) Appalachian Mountains The first European settlers in the Backcountry were______, followed by______, and then the______. • A) traders, plantation owners, Dutch and Irish • C) Scots-Irish, traders, small farmers • B) traders, small farmers, Dutch and Irish • D) traders, small farmers, Scots-Irish Backcountry settlers started a ______ that would play a critical role in American history. • A) southward stampede • C) tradition of slavery • D) northern migration • B) westward movement 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 • C) Spanish and French • B) Caribbean and Barbary pirates • D) New England colonies Sometimes contact between Backcountry settlers and ______ resulted in violent conflict. • A) The Scots-Irish • C) Dutch settlers. • B) pirates • D) Native Americans The Backcountry QUIZ ANSWERS 1-8 It was relatively easy for a family to start a small farm in the Backcountry because: • 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. • C) Loans for farms were readily available from Europe. • D) Native Americans were eager to help Europeans get a foothold in the new land. The Scots-Irish fled to America by the thousands. Like in their native land, they formed large groups of families called______. • A) familia • C) cosa nostra • B) clans • D) charters The ______ stretch from eastern Canada south to Alabama. • A) Rocky Mountains • C) Adirondacks • B) Great Smoky Mountains • D) Appalachian Mountains The first European settlers in the Backcountry were______, followed by______, and then the______. • A) traders, plantation owners, Dutch and Irish • C) Scots-Irish, traders, small farmers • B) traders, small farmers, Dutch and Irish • D) traders, small farmers, Scots-Irish Backcountry settlers started a ______ that would play a critical role in American history. • A) southward stampede • C) tradition of slavery • D) northern migration • B) westward movement 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 • C) Spanish and French • B) Caribbean and Barbary pirates • D) New England colonies Sometimes contact between Backcountry settlers and ______ resulted in violent conflict. • A) The Scots-Irish • C) Dutch settlers. • B) pirates • D) Native Americans
