The South Study Guide

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HURRICANE

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A POWERFUL STORM WITH VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN

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DELTA

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LAND THAT FORMS WHEN WATER DROPS SILT NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER

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SILT

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FINE SOIL OR SAND

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BAYOU

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A VERY SLOW MOVING STREAM THAT FLOWS THROUGH A SWAMP

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BAY

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A PART OF THE SEA THAT PUSHES INTO THE LAND

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MISSION

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A PLACE SET UP FOR TEACHING A RELIGION

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DESCENDANT

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A PERSONS' CHILD, GRANDCHILD, GREAT GRANDCHILD AND SO ON

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PLANTATION

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A LARGE FARM ON WHICH SLAVES (UNPAID AFRICAN AMERICANS WHO WERE TREATED POORLY AND OWNED) WORKED ON

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SECEDE

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FOR A STATE TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE REST OF THE COUNTRY

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CIVIL WAR

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A WAR FOUGHT BETWEEN TWO GROUPS OR REGIONS OF THE SAME NATION

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MISSISSIPPI RIVER

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A RIVER THATB IS AN IMPORTANT SOUTHERN WATERWAY. IT BORDERS FIVE SOUTHERN STATES. KENTUCKY,TENNESSEE,ARKANSAS,MISSISSIPPI, AND LOUSIANA.

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CHESAPEAKE BAY

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ANOTHER IMPORTANT WATERWAY IN THE SOUTH. IT TOUCHES MARYLAND.

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ST AUGUSTINE

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A SETTLEMENT THAT WAS FOUNDED BY THE SPANISH IN 1565 IN WHAT IS NOW FLORIDA

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JAMESTOWN

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A SEETLEMENT THAT WAS FOUNDED BY THE ENGLISH IN 1607 IN WHAT IS NOW VIRGINIA

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MAJOR LANDFORMS OF THE SOUTH...RIVER, MOUNTAIN RANGES AND BAYS

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APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS, THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, THE CHESAPEAKE BAY, THE PIEDMONT.

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MAJOR LANDFORMS OF THE SOUTH

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MISSISSIPPI RIVER, APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS, CHESAPEAK BAY, PIEDMONT, GULF OF MEXICO, COASTAL REGION ATLANTIC

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WEATHER OF THE SOUTH

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SUMMER THE SOUTH IS CALM AND HOT. AND THE WINTER THE SOUTH IS MILD. AUG AND SEPT HURRICANES. THE SOUTH IS WET.

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WESTERN CLIMATE OF THE SOUTH

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THE WESTERN PART OF THE SOUTH IS WARMER AND DRIER THAN THE EASTERN PART

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ANIMALS OF THE SOUTH

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FISH, ALLIGATOR, BEAR, KEY DEER, MANATEE, AND MANY OTHER SMALL ANIMALS. RED WOLF ENDANGERED

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FIRST SETTLERS OF THE SOUTH

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ENGLISH, LARGEST GROUP, JAMESTOWN. SPANISH,ST AUGUSTINE,FIRST, MISSIONS.AFRICANS SLAVES. FRENCH, MISSISSIPPI VALLEY

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WHO ARE THE CHEROKEE?

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ONE OF THE LARGER GROUP OF THE SOUTH. SMALL TOWNS ALONG RIVER, BUILD BUILDINGS, PLASTER. NC,SC,GA,AL,TN

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ENGLISH SPANISH AND FRENCH WHY DID THEY SETTLE

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GOLD,SILVER,TRADE FURS,TEACH CHRISTIANITY, FREEDOM OF RELIGION AND GOOD FARMLAND.MISSIONS. AFRICANS ENSLAVED

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OK LAND RUSH

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GOVT GAVE AWAY LAND IN OK.THIS HAD BEEN INDIAN TERRITORY .FORCED INDIANS OUT.SETTLERS WANTED LAND. 160 ACRES.

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CIVIL WAR

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NORTH AND SOUTH OVER SLAVERY.NORTH SAID THAT EACH STATE HAD TO FOLLOW LAWS OF GOVT EVEN IF DISAGREED. SOUTH SAID EACH STATE SHOULD DECIDE FOR ITSELF IS SLAVERY RIGHT.

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WESTWARD MOVEMENT

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A TIME WHEN SETTLERS WANTED MORE LAND AND MOVED WEST. FORCED THE INDIANS OFF THEIR TERRITORIES.