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17 Cards in this Set
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A water way that runs between Lake Ontario and the Atlantic Ocean?
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St Lawrence River
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A region of grasslands, hills, valleys and streams that stretches eastward from the Rocky Mountains to South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma?
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Great Plains
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A body of water that borders Florida Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas
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Gulf of Mexico
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What best explains why Native Americans of the Plains were less likely to settle into permanent villages?
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Their main food source was always on the move
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Farming to obtain food requires time? This leads people to develop permanent villages. What Native American group developed settlements due to their farming practices?
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Native Americans of the Eastern Forests
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Fertile soil large coastal plains and a favorable climate caused which of the following colonies to engage in large scale farming as an economic activity?
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Southern
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Which colony engaged in whaling and lumber and fur trading activites as a result of its geographic location?
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New England colonies
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What was the major physical barrier to US expansion to the Pacific Northwest?
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Rocky Mountains
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Which is a large desert region located in the Western United States?
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Great Basin
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The St Lawrence River from part of the boarder between_______ and ______?
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state of New York and the province of Ontario Canada
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What is Mrs Randolph first name?
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Susan
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What is Mrs. Puhy first name
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Andrea
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That forms part of the boundary between the United States and Canada?
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Erie Canal
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The Continental Divide is where?
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runs along the top of the Rocky Mountains from Canada to Mexico
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Why did Native Americans of the Northest more likely expert fishers?
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The oceans and rivers were full of fish.
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In the 1600's the Dutch settled the colony that became known as New Amsterdam. New Amsterdam would eventually become the colony of
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New York
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In the 1600's the Dutch settled the colony that became known as New Amsterdam. New Amsterdam would eventually become the colony of
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New York
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