A. Summarizing What were some of the important features of the Backcountry’s geography?

1. Chapter 4 Section 4 The Backcountry p. 110/ p. 13 A. Summarizing What were some of the important features of the Backcountry’s geography? • Near Appalachian Mts., from Canada south to Alabama. • In the S, the backcountry began at the fall line. • Many streams provided water, forests-wood.

2. B. Categorizing In the boxes below, briefly describe the lives of the first Backcountry settlers Farmers Traders • First to settle the Backcountry • made living trading with the Natives • Built log cabins • For Food: hunted & fished, raised hogs & grew corn

3. C. Finding Main Ideas Use the chart below to list some of the different groups that inhabited North America. Also, briefly describe which areas the different groups lived in or claimed English Colonists: on E coast, area between Atlantic & Appalachian Mts. Native Americans: inhabited areas all over America, for 1,000s of years Peoples of North America Spanish: French:

4. C. Finding Main Ideas Use the chart below to list some of the different groups that inhabited North America. Also, briefly describe which areas the different groups lived in or claimed English Colonies: on E coast, area between Atlantic & Appalachian Mts. Native Americans: inhabited areas all over America, for 1,000s of years Peoples of North America Spanish: French: E Canada & territories along the Mississippi River

5. C. Finding Main Ideas Use the chart below to list some of the different groups that inhabited North America. Also, briefly describe which areas the different groups lived in or claimed English Colonies: on E coast, area between Atlantic & Appalachian Mts. Native Americans: inhabited areas all over America, for 1,000s of years Peoples of North America Spanish: controlled areas we know today as AZ, CA, CO, FL, NV, NM, TX, UT, WY French: E Canada & territories along the Mississippi River