Part III The Upland South

A  George Washington

B  James Monroe

C  King George

D  Benjamin Franklin

E  Thomas Jefferson

A  The French did not control nor influence the Middle Mississippi Valley very strongly

B  The west bank of the Mississippi was French territory until the US purchased it via the Louisiana Purchase

C  The French settlement of Kaskaskia became the first capital of Illinois

D  The city of Cairo was positioned between the Mississippi and Ohio rivers but was safe from flooding

E  The east bank of the Mississippi was liberated from Spanish control by Virginian troops led by George Rogers Clark

A  Steel production

B  Chemical manufacturing

C  Railway equipment

D  Meatpacking

E  Airplane manufacturing

A  The city of Little Rock marks the Arkansas River’s entrance to the valley and Fort Smith marks the exit

B  The Arkansas River Valley is an alluvial valley

C  The Ouachita Mountains cover a larger area than the Ridge and Valley section of the Appalachians, but are lower in elevation

D  The Ouachita Mountains were formed during a different episode of continental collision than the Ridge and Valley section of the Appalachians

E  The Ouachita Mountains contain multiple hot springs which resulted from geothermal activity during the formation of the mountains

A  This region produces less than one million tons of coal per year currently

B  This region produced hundreds of millions of tons of coal for electricity generation during the 1920s

C  The coal from this region is high in sulfur content similar to the Eastern Interior Field

D  The coal from this region is low in sulfur content unlike the Eastern Interior Field

E  The coal fields are extensive, but shallow

A  All of these statements are true

B  The US Army Corps of Engineers built dams in the Ozarks for flood control

C  Recreational facilities such as golf courses and theme parks were built following the reservoir development

D  The new shorelines created by the reservoirs became popular sites for real estate development

E  Roughly 500,000 people now live in the Ozarks because of the reservoir developments

A  Raleigh

B  Charleston

C  Nashville

D  Little Rock

A  Blue Ridge Mountains

B  Eureka Springs

C  Salem Springs

D  Mammoth Caves

A  French Broad

B  Roanoke

C  Clinch

D  Holsten

A  Roanoke River

B  All of these rivers cross the Blue Ridge Mountains

C  Potomac River

D  French Broad River

E  James River

A  segregation

B  regional planning

C  flood control

D  public power

A  The bluegrass of Kentucky is actually of European origin

B  The grass which gives the region its name was cultivated by centuries of Native American agricultural work

C  The Bluegrass region used to be home to large herds of bison

D  The Bluegrass region is divided geologically into roughly concentric inner and outer regions of the Jessamine Dome

E  The Bluegrass region was already a well-used country by the time the first white settlers arrived

A  Boonesborough

B  Cumberland Gap

C  Booneville

D  Wilderness Road

A  Fort Smith was founded as a military outpost

B  Fort Smith’s location on the Arkansas River was easily accessible from the Ohio River or New Orleans

C  Fort Smith became an important river port for cargo heading west

D  Fort Smith’s development was unaffected by the designation of Oklahoma as Indian Territory

E  Fort Smith’s development was restricted by the designation of Oklahoma as Indian Territory

A  Ridge and Valley Province

B  Appalachian Plateau

C  Piedmont

D  Atlantic Seaboard

A  Connecticut

B  Virginia

C  Georgia

D  Massachusetts

E  Vermont

A  The city’s name honored King Louis the XI

B  The city became the most accessible trade center west of the Appalachians following the rise of steamboating

C  During the Civil War, the population of the city was divided between Northern and Southern sympathizers

D  The city started as a fur trading post

E  The city languished during the period of Spanish control in the late 1700s

A  Alcoa, Tennessee

B  Florence, Alabama

C  Kingsport, Tennessee

D  Chattanooga, Tennessee

E  Oak Ridge, Tennessee

A  85%

B  90%

C  93%

D  92%

E  95%

A  Ohio River

B  Wabash River

C  Mississippi River

D  Cumberland River

E  Green River