1. Which geographic factor most directly influenced the location of the first English settlements in North America?

(1) rivers along the Atlantic coast (2) availability of flat land in the Midwest (3) mild climate along the Gulf coast (4) forests throughout the Middle Colonies 2. The original settlements in the thirteen British colonies were all located (1) east of the Appalachian Mountains (2) along the Gulf Coast (3) on the Great Plains (4) west of the Mississippi River

4. What is the best title for this map? (1) Eastward Migration (3) Territorial Expansion (2) Results of the Revolution (4) Immigration Before the Civil War 5. Which geographic feature formed the western border of the United States in 1783? (1) Pacific Ocean (3) Great Lakes (2) Mississippi River (4) Rocky Mountains 6. During the colonial period, goods were most commonly transported on (1) rivers (3) railroads (2) canals (4) turnpikes 7. Which geographic area was added to the United States by the Louisiana Purchase? (1) Appalachian Mountains (2) Columbia River valley (3) Great Plains (4) Piedmont Plateau 8. The presence of which pair of geographic conditions discouraged the development of a plantation economy in the New England colonies? (1) wide coastal plain and absence of good harbors (2) rocky soil and short growing season (3) numerous rivers and humid climate (4) flatlands and lack of forests

3. Which geographic feature was used to establish the Proclamation Line of 1763? (1) Great Lakes Mountains (3) Appalachian

(2) Rocky Mountains (4) Mississippi River

13. Since the late 1700s, the Mississippi River has been a vital waterway because it (1) divided the northern territories from the southern territories (2) allowed American farmers direct access to Canadian markets (3) connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean (4) provided farmers and merchants an outlet to the Gulf of Mexico 14. During the first half of the 1800s, geographic factors influenced the economy of New England by (1) encouraging the establishment of large plantations (2) promoting the growth of trade and manufacturing (3) increasing the regions reliance on slave labor (4) supporting rice and indigo farming

9. This map shows the western limit on colonial settlement that resulted from the (1) founding of Jamestown (2) Proclamation of 1763 (3) Monroe Doctrine (4) Compromise of 1850 10. Climatic conditions in the southern colonies most directly influenced the development of (1) democratic institutions (2) a canal system (3) the plantation system (4) the coal industry 11. In which area did good harbors, abundant forests, rocky soil, and a short growing season most influence the colonial economy? (1) Southern colonies (2) Middle Atlantic region (3) Northwest Territory (4) New England colonies 12. Farmers in the Ohio River valley gained the greatest economic benefit when the United States acquired the (1) Oregon Territory (2) Gadsden Purchase (3) Louisiana Territory (4) Mexican Cession

15. What would be the best title for this map? (1) British North America Before 1850 (2) United States Territorial Expansion (3) Colonial North America (4) Wartime Land Acquisitions 16. The Louisiana Purchase was important to the United States because it

(1) expanded the nations boundary to the Pacific Ocean (2) removed the Spanish from North America (3) closed the western territories to slavery (4) secured control of the Mississippi River

20. The relatively flat, grassy region of the United States between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains is known as the (1) Great Plains (3) Coastal Plain (2) Great Basin (4) Piedmont 21. Which geographic feature contributed the most to the development of commerce throughout colonial America? (1) mountains (3) natural harbors (2) grasslands (4) interior lakes

17. Which geographic feature most limited the westward movement of American colonists before 1750? (1) H (3) C (2) I (4) F

22. The states with the largest percentage of land used for agriculture are located in areas with (1) relatively flat terrain (3) easy access to the West Coast (2) the warmest year-round climate (4) ocean ports

18. At the end of the Revolutionary War, which geographic feature became the western boundary of the United States? (1) A (3) E (2) B (4) G 19. Which geographic factor most helped the United States maintain its foreign policy of neutrality during much of the 1800s? (1) climate of the Great Plains (2) oceans on its east and west coasts (3) large network of navigable rivers (4) mountain ranges near the Atlantic and Pacific coasts

23. Which geographic feature was the boundary line between the United States and French Louisiana in 1803? (1) Appalachian Mountains (3) Mississippi River

(2) Great Lakes (4) Rocky Mountains 24. If the Great Plains were shown in this map, they would be located mostly in (1) French Louisiana (3) the Oregon Country (2) Spanish Mexico (4) the original thirteen states

(3) served as a port for American agricultural goods (4) served as the cultural center for the nation 27. Jamestown, founded in 1607 Plymouth colony, founded in 1620 New Amsterdam, founded in 1625 These early colonial settlements were similar in that each was located (1) at the base of a mountain range (2) near the coastline (3) in an arid climate (4) on offshore islands

25. A conclusion supported by the information on the map is that slavery in the American colonies was (1) declining by the start of the Revolutionary War (2) concentrated in areas suitable for large plantations (3) becoming illegal in the northern colonies (4) growing fastest in the New England colonies 26. Acquiring New Orleans as part of the Louisiana Purchase was considered important to the development of the Mississippi and Ohio River valleys because the city (1) provided protection from attacks by the Spanish (2) provided migrant workers for river valley farms

28. What is the best title for this series of maps? (1) Industrialization of the United States (2) Sectional Conflicts in the United States (3) Transportation Revolution in the United States (4) Shifting Frontier of the United States 29. Because of fertile land and a long growing season, plantations in the thirteen colonies developed in (1) New England (2) the Middle Atlantic region (3) the South (4) the upper Mississippi River valley

30. What would be the best title for this map? (1) British Domination of the Americas (2) Colonial Trade Routes (3) Spanish Colonies in the New World (4) The United States in 1750