MAP QUESTIONS

STATES MAP

George Washington's domestic policies, especially the excise tax promoted by Alexander Hamilton, brought about a crisis with western farmers in this state.

The Treaty of Greenville 1795 was signed after the indian resistance was crushed in an effort by the new federal government to provide protection to western settlers.  In what state was the Battle of Fallen Timbers?

The Pinckney Treaty of 1796 with Spain gave Americans navigation rights through the mouth of the Mississippi River in New Orleans and set a favorable boundary for this state.
The Adams-Onis Treaty added this state to the United States in 1819.

War hawks in 1812 came from southern and western states.  One such leader was Henry Clay, who came from this slaveholding, western state.

Francis Cabot Lowell was an American businessman in the textile industry.  By using female labor in his heavily mechanized mills, he could pay them less than men and because the jobs were only temporary, he did not have to contend with striking workers.  In which state did Lowell establish his business in 1814?

Rice farming used slave labor in what was called the "lowcountry" and it produced the richest Americans prior to and during the Revolutionary War.  In what state did these "rice kings" live?

REGION MAP

President Thomas Jefferson purchased this territory from France in 1803 for $15 million.

The Louisiana Purchase can also be described as the Trans-Mississippi West.  The Mississippi had been the western boundary of the United States after the War for Independence.  Where is this river?

The invention of the cotton gin gave American farmers a new cash crop, but it had other consequences as well.  Where is the Cotton Belt located?

In northern farming before 1812, this region had historically been the "bread basket" for the country, growing most of the wheat and other grains consumed by the growing city populations.  Where is this region of the country?

The market revolution occurred in the United States following the War of 1812 because of development in farming and transportation in this region of the country.  Farmer produce from this western region, with the aid of rivers and canals transformed the nation.  Where is this region?

Before the invention of the steamboat and canals in the 1820's, it was cheaper for Ohio farmers to send their goods New York City, following this route on the map (4 to 8 to 9) that is was to simply go overland, directly eastward over the Appalachian Mountains.
TRUE OR FALSE