Social Studies Ch7 Notes

Question 0

Which type of resources might the Cherokee Indians have looked for when choosing the location for a village?

Answer 0

• rich soil for farming
• forest with wildlife for hunting
• streams, lakes, rivers for fishing
• a place where fruits and nuts were nearby

Question 1

The first European explorers traveled through the southeast in ______

Answer 1

The 1500s

Question 2

What effect did Spanish explorers have on native Americans in the Southeast?

Answer 2

They brought new diseases that make the native Americans sick

Question 3

What did the Europeans and Cherokee trade?

Answer 3

Knives, horses, guns, cloths, beads for the Cherokee skins and furs

Question 4

After ______ was discovered, on the Cherokee land, the Unites States made the Indians give up their land.

Answer 4

Gold

Question 5

Explain the “trail of tears”

Answer 5

After the US made the Native Americans give up their land, they were forced to move west and walk hundreds of miles without food or warm clothing. Because of this, many Cherokee died.

Question 6

Who set out to find the fountain of youth in 1513

Answer 6

Juan Ponce De Leon

Question 7

In 1539, _______ landed in Florida to search for Gold. He did not find gold but he was the first European to see the Mississippi River

Answer 7

Hernando Desoto

Question 8

French Explorer_______ was the first to sail down the Mississippi River and reach the Gulf of Mexico.

Answer 8

Robert La Salle

Question 9

Louisiana was named after _____

Answer 9

King Louis XIV

Question 10

St Augustine was founded by the _________

Answer 10

Spanish

Question 11

_______found Roanoke Island

Answer 11

England

Question 12

_______ founded Jamestown, Virginia

Answer 12

the British

Question 13

_________ became the first President of the United States in 1789.

Answer 13

George Washington

Question 14

_______ wrote the Declaration of Independence.

Answer 14

Thomas Jefferson

Question 15

__________ is called the “Father of the Constitution”.

Answer 15

James Madison

Question 16

How did slavery affect the people of the Southeast?

Answer 16

It deprived enslaved people of their freedom. It helped plantation owners get rich.

Question 17

When did the civil war begin? How long did it last?

Answer 17

1861. Lasted 4 years

Question 18

The civil war was fought between _______

Answer 18

2 groups in one country

Question 19

The two groups that fought the Civil war were:

Answer 19

The Union - the Northern States

The Confederacy - the southern States

Question 20

What were two important issues of the Civil War?

Answer 20

• slavery

- how people felt about their state and country

Question 21

Who was the President during the Civil War?

Answer 21

Abraham Lincoln

Question 22

Who did Abraham Lincoln side with during the civil war?

Answer 22

The Northern states

Question 23

Who surrendered after 4 years of fighting the Civil War?

Answer 23

The southern states / confederacy

Question 24

What was an important result of the Civil War?

Answer 24

Slavery ended

Question 25

During _______ the southern states were readmitted to the United States Government

Answer 25

Reconstruction

Question 26

What were two examples of Civil Rights

Answer 26

• right to vote

- right to protection by the law

Question 27

An important leader of the Civil Rights movement

Answer 27

Dr Martin Luther King Jr.