Social Studies - Chapter 2 Review

Match each vocabulary word with the correct definition

• grants someone special legal powers

• charter

• a body of water where ships can travel

• suffrage

• somebody who wants to stop/end slavery

• abolitionist

• being/bringing about a change

• waterway

• the right to vote

• revolutionary

Match each definition with the correct vocabulary word

• quarry

• an open pit usually for obtaining building stone, slate, or limestone

• raw material

• to object strongly

• protest

• natural or processed physical matter that can be converted into a new and useful product

• industrialization

• the widespread development of manufacturing or production in a region, country or culture

• negotiate

• to have a discussion with another so as to arrive at an agreement

Which state does NOT border the Atlantic Ocean?

• Pennsylvania

• New Jersey

• Maine

• Delaware

Which 2 regions is the Northeast divided into?

CHOOSE TWO ANSWERS

• New England, which has a hot climate

• New England, which has a cool climate

• The Middle Atlantic, which has wide, farmable valleys

• The Middle Atlantic, which has lots of buildings and skyscrapers

How did waterways allow settlements in the Northeast to grow and succeed?

•  Flooded rivers pushed out animals, clearing land for urban developers.

• People used rivers and harbors to travel and trade goods to and from growing cities.

• Lakes evaporated and cooled temperatures, which helped hardwood forests grow.

• Tourists came over on cruise ships, which added to the Northeast's population

Why did American colonists dump boxes of tea into Boston Harbor?

• The British killed 3 Wampanoag warriors.

• Britain raised taxes on the colonies.

• British soldiers marched into Lexington.

• Britain opposed the growth of Massachusetts’ shipbuilding business.

Why was the Constitution important?

• It ordered the president to form a cabinet of advisors.

• It declared the United States as independent from Britain.

• It established a new, better system of government for the United States

• It required the creation of a federal city that would serve as the nation’s capital.

Why did cities in the Northeast grow during the Industrial Revolution?

• Skyscrapers were built, which allowed people to move to big cities

• Many factories were built in cities and people moved there to work in the factories

• The Pilgrims worked in the factories and invented new machines

Why did cities in the Northeast grow during the Industrial Revolution?

• Steamboats and railroads brought materials in and out of cities

• The Panama Canal helped transport goods to New Mexico

• Factories closed so nobody was able to work

What makes Ellis Island so important?

• Immigrants passed through it into the United States

• Immigrants were taught English and factory skills there

• Immigrants who did not like the conditions of sweatshops were sent there

• The Statue of Liberty greeted immigrants as they came through