Social Studies Chapter 6

Front

What is a fertilizer?

Back

a material that is added to the soil to make it more rich

Front

What is a piedmont?

Back

an area of high land near the foot of a mountain

Front

Which word best describes the Florida Everglades? Options: desert, island, mountain, wetland

Back

wetland

Front

Which Native American tribe lived in the Southeast in the 1500s?

Back

Cherokee

Front

What is the other name for the Cumberland Gap?

Back

Wilderness Road

Front

When was the Cumberland Gap found and opened to travelers?

Back

1775

Front

What were plantations used for?

Back

grow cash crops

Front

In 1820 what decision kept the balance between free and slave states?

Back

the Missouri Compromise

Front

Which city and port can be found along the Gulf of Mexico?

Back

New Orleans, Louisiana

Front

Who found and helped clear the Cumberland Gap?

Back

Daniel Boone