The Backcountry QUIZ

1. The BackcountryQUIZ 1-8

2. C) Loans for farms were readily available from Europe. D) Native Americans were eager to help Europeans get a foothold in the new land. A) The Backcountry provided water, and logs that settlers could use for cabins. B) The Spanish had left their farms, making it easy for settlers to move in. It was relatively easy for a family to start a small farm in the Backcountry because: 1

3. A) familia B) clans C) cosa nostra D) charters The Scots-Irish fled to America by the thousands. Like in their native land, they formed large groups of families called______. 2

4. A) Rocky Mountains B) Great Smoky Mountains C) Adirondacks D) Appalachian Mountains The ______ stretch from eastern Canada south to Alabama. 3

5. C) Scots-Irish, traders, small farmers D) traders, small farmers, Scots-Irish A) traders, plantation owners, Dutch and Irish B) traders, small farmers, Dutch and Irish The first European settlers in the Backcountry were______, followed by______, and then the______. 4

6. A) southward stampede B) westward movement C) tradition of slavery D) northern migration Backcountry settlers started a ______ that would play a critical role in American history. 5

7. A) discouraged migration west of the Appalachian Mountains. B) were not a hindrance to trade. C) made it almost impossible to move goods. D) protected the settlers from Indian attacks. Rough roads and rivers of the Backcountry… 6

8. A) Dutch and Germans B) Caribbean and Barbary pirates C) Spanish and French D) New England colonies The English colonists of the Backcountry also came into conflict with the______. 7

9. A) The Scots-Irish B) pirates C) Dutch settlers. D) Native Americans Sometimes contact between Backcountry settlers and ______ resulted in violent conflict. 8

11. The BackcountryQUIZ ANSWERS 1-8

12. C) Loans for farms were readily available from Europe. D) Native Americans were eager to help Europeans get a foothold in the new land. A) The Backcountry provided water, and logs that settlers could use for cabins. B) The Spanish had left their farms, making it easy for settlers to move in. It was relatively easy for a family to start a small farm in the Backcountry because: 1

13. A) familia B) clans C) cosa nostra D) charters The Scots-Irish fled to America by the thousands. Like in their native land, they formed large groups of families called______. 2

14. A) Rocky Mountains B) Great Smoky Mountains C) Adirondacks D) Appalachian Mountains The ______ stretch from eastern Canada south to Alabama. 3

15. C) Scots-Irish, traders, small farmers D) traders, small farmers, Scots-Irish A) traders, plantation owners, Dutch and Irish B) traders, small farmers, Dutch and Irish The first European settlers in the Backcountry were______, followed by______, and then the______. 4

16. A) southward stampede B) westward movement C) tradition of slavery D) northern migration Backcountry settlers started a ______ that would play a critical role in American history. 5

17. A) discouraged migration west of the Appalachian Mountains. B) were not a hindrance to trade. C) made it almost impossible to move goods. D) protected the settlers from Indian attacks. Rough roads and rivers of the Backcountry… 6

18. A) Dutch and Germans B) Caribbean and Barbary pirates C) Spanish and French D) New England colonies The English colonists of the Backcountry also came into conflict with the______. 7

19. A) The Scots-Irish B) pirates C) Dutch settlers. D) Native Americans Sometimes contact between Backcountry settlers and ______ resulted in violent conflict. 8