The Backcountry QUIZ

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The BackcountryQUIZ

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It was relatively easy for a family to start a
small farm in the Backcountry because

• 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.

• C) Loans for farms were readily available from
  Europe.
• D) Native Americans were eager to help Europeans
  get a foothold in the new land.

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The Scots-Irish fled to America by the thousands.
Like in their native land, they formed large
groups of families called______.

• A) familia
• B) clans

• C) cosa nostra
• D) charters

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The ______ stretch from eastern Canada south to
Alabama.

• A) Rocky Mountains
• B) Great Smoky Mountains

• C) Adirondacks
• D) Appalachian Mountains

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The first European settlers in the Backcountry
were______, followed by______, and then the______.

• A) traders, plantation owners, Dutch and Irish
• B) traders, small farmers, Dutch and Irish

• C) Scots-Irish, traders, small farmers
• D) traders, small farmers, Scots-Irish

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Backcountry settlers started a ______ that would
play a critical role in American history.

• A) southward stampede
• B) westward movement

• C) tradition of slavery
• D) northern migration

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Rough roads and rivers of the Backcountry

• 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.

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The English colonists of the Backcountry also
came into conflict with the______.

• A) Dutch and Germans
• B) Caribbean and Barbary pirates

• C) Spanish and French
• D) New England colonies

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Sometimes contact between Backcountry settlers
and ______ resulted in violent conflict.

• A) The Scots-Irish
• B) pirates

• C) Dutch settlers.
• D) Native Americans

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The BackcountryQUIZ ANSWERS

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It was relatively easy for a family to start a
small farm in the Backcountry because

• 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.

• C) Loans for farms were readily available from
  Europe.
• D) Native Americans were eager to help Europeans
  get a foothold in the new land.

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The Scots-Irish fled to America by the thousands.
Like in their native land, they formed large
groups of families called______.

• A) familia
• B) clans

• C) cosa nostra
• D) charters

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The ______ stretch from eastern Canada south to
Alabama.

• A) Rocky Mountains
• B) Great Smoky Mountains

• C) Adirondacks
• D) Appalachian Mountains

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The first European settlers in the Backcountry
were______, followed by______, and then the______.

• A) traders, plantation owners, Dutch and Irish
• B) traders, small farmers, Dutch and Irish

• C) Scots-Irish, traders, small farmers
• D) traders, small farmers, Scots-Irish

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Backcountry settlers started a ______ that would
play a critical role in American history.

• A) southward stampede
• B) westward movement

• C) tradition of slavery
• D) northern migration

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Rough roads and rivers of the Backcountry

• 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.

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The English colonists of the Backcountry also
came into conflict with the______.

• A) Dutch and Germans
• B) Caribbean and Barbary pirates

• C) Spanish and French
• D) New England colonies

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Sometimes contact between Backcountry settlers
and ______ resulted in violent conflict.

• A) The Scots-Irish
• B) pirates

• C) Dutch settlers.
• D) Native Americans

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