Chapter 6 Social Studies

Study Guide-PowerpointTest Date________________

Concepts to know:

• These will be multiple choice and fill in the blank questions on our test.

What is a good term to describe the geography of the Florida

Everglades?

What is an area of high land near the foot of mountains?

What materials are added to the soil to make it more fertile?

What Native American tribe lived in the Appalachian region of the

Southeast in the 1500’s.

When did the Wilderness Road open?

Which Southeast settlement was established in the seventeenth

century?

What was the purpose of plantations in the Southeast?

In 1820, what kept the balance between free and slave states.

What city grew around a port along the Gulf of Mexico?

Who planned and negotiated the Missouri Compromise in

Congress?

Who helped clear a path through the Cumberland Gap?

Who led the Confederate army during the Civil War?

Who led the Union army during the Civil War?

Who developed the Cherokee writing system?

Skills:

• Practice these social studies skill; use your textbook to practice. (Page numbers are in parenthesis.)

Be able to read a double bar graph. (pg.200-201)

Full sentence answers:

• Each of these questions needs to be answered in a well written sentence. Use the words from the sentences to help begin your answer.

How do the hurricanes affect the Southeast?

They cause terrible damage to trees and buildings. They can also cause flooding in the region.

What was the Wilderness Road? Why was this road important?

The Wilderness Road was a path that was cleared through the Cumberland Gap for wagons. The road was important because it allowed more settlers to cross the Applachian Mountains.

How did the end of the Civil War change life for most African Americans in the Southeast?

How do ports help people and businesses in the Southeast

participate in the international trade?

Essay Answer:

• An essay must have a minimum of 2 sentences. The first sentence is a topic sentence (a topic sentence does not begin with it, because, or and). The second sentence and any additional sentences should give more details to help and support the topic sentence. Write out a draft answer first, using your book to get facts. Have someone sit down and review your answer. Then write your final copy.

How did Native Americans in the Southeast use Natural Resources?

• Native Americans in the Southeast used natural resources in many ways. They used corn, beans, and other crops. Trees were used to make their homes and canoes. Wood, stones, and animal bones were used to make tools and weapons. Animals were used for food. Rivers were used or drinking, food, and transportation. Native Americans used natural resources for very carefully.