Eastern U.S. Flashcards
The fourth largest country in the world
The U.S.
Name the 3 regions the U.S. is divided into
Eastern US,Middle US,and Western US.
Most prominent landform in eastern North America (hint: system of low mountain ranges)
Appalachian Mountains
How many chief ranges are there? And can you also name at least 1?
7, and Green Mountains/White Mountains/Catskills/Adirondacks/Alleghenies/Blue Ridge Mountains/Cumberland Mountains
Appalachian region is sometimes referred to as..
Appalachia
Another Appalachian range,named for it’s smoky-looking haze
Great Smoky Mountains
What is a gap? (In cases of landforms)
A narrow passageway between mountains
Largest known underground cave system
Mammoth Cave
Has some of the most extensive deciduous forests in the world
Appalachian range
What does Piedmontese mean?
At the foot of the mountains
What is a fall line?
An abrupt drop of land where rivers can turn into waterfalls
East and south of the Piedmont lie the broad coastal lowlands,the Atlantic Coastal Plain and…
The Gulf Coastal Plain
A region of the coastal plain named for the tides of the Atlantic Ocean that flow miles inland (hint: ‘region’)
Tidewater Region
The world’s second largest body of water
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is also the 2nd saltiest ocean (T or F and why)
False,it’s the saltiest
What is one difference between the Atlantic and the Pacific?
The Atlantic had few islands
What’s another word for trade?
Commerce
Name some of the world’s busiest industrial regions
Europe and North America
Why is the Atlantic the most important ocean for trade?
Because it’s between Europe and North America
Oceans and seas cover up what percent of the world?
70%
Why does the Atlantic have fishing restrictions?
Because it was heavily fished
What was wampum made from?
The shells of quahog
The wild turkey has always been domesticated (T or F and why)
False,only long ago was it domesticated
Who recommended the wild turkey to be the national bird?
Benjamin Franklin
What bird was chosen instead of the wild turkey?
Bald eagle
What is dear meat called?
Venison
What does the White-tailed deer do when it sees danger?
It raises its tail like a warning flag,showing the white underneath to warn others.
What are fawns?
Baby deer
Another name for American elk
Wapiti
One of biggest mammals in the Eastern Woodlands
Black Bear
What did the members of some tribes use to make their hair shine more?
Bear grease
One of the earliest American cultures,also known for their large burial mounds
Hopewell Indians
Name 2 tribes from the Iroquois League of Five Nations
Onondaga / Oneida / Seneca / Mohawk /Cayuga
Iroquois Leavue of Five Nations formed the largest Indian group in eastern U.S. (T or F and why)
True
The Iroquois League of Five Nations formed the largest Indian group in eastern U.S. (T or F and why)
True
The Iroquois lived in what kind of homes?
Long houses
What does Mohawk mean?
Man-eaters
Were the Mohawk actually cannibals?
No!
Who gave the Mohawks their name?
Enemy tribes
Joseph Brant was a famous Christian,chief,and Cree Indian (T or F and why)
False,he was a Mohawk
Cherokees were part of the league (T or F and why)
False,they weren’t
The Cherokees lived in wigwams for many years (T or F and why)
True
What does Shawnee mean?
Southerners
Which tribe’s name meant runaway?
Seminoles
Which tribe’s name meant runaway?
Seminole
The Seminole tribe was only made up of Indians (T or F and why)
False,it had both Indian and black
Where did the seminoles live?
The Everglades
What important role did the Wampanoag tribe play in?
They shared the first thanksgiving dinner with the pilgrims
Who was Samoset?
An indian who’d learnt English,and had welcomed the pilgrims. He also introduced them to Massasoit.
I’m a Wampanoag chief who signed a treaty promising not to hurt the pilgrims who am I?
Massasoit
Which tribe kept a pictorial chronicle of their history and traditions?
Delaware tribe
Who taught the “praying Indians” about Jesus?
John Eliot
Who was the missionary on horseback who died from tuberculosis at 29,who also had an Indian interpreter? (Hint: last name had something to do with smart)
David Brainerd
Who was David Brainerd’s interpreter?
Tattamy
Who wrote the first completed Bible to be printed in America?
David Brainerd
Apostle to the Indians
John Eliot
A Swedish Lutheran missionary who travelled to New Sweden
John Campanius
I founded America’s first baptist church, AND Rhode Island (hint: like the state he founded,his name starts with an ‘R’)
Roger Williams
A famous Mohawk chief,helped translate parts of the Bible and the Anglican prayer book into the Mohawk language. (Hint: the colonists nicknamed him Monster B____ )
Joseph Brant
Shawnee chief whose name meant “shooting star”. He fought to keep all white men out of Indian territory.
Tecumseh
Who was the Cherokee who invented a written language for his tribe?
Sequoya
What was Sequoya’s system called?
A syllabary
What did Sequoya first try writing in?
Pictographs
In California,the large redwood trees were named after Sequoya,but were they spelled the same as his name? If not,how were they spelled?
No, they were spelled as ‘ s e q u o i a s ‘
Which tribe is now the largest in the U.S. ?
Cherokee tribe
