Settlers from the South Who Moved into the Old Northwest

question 97

Multiple Choice

Settlers from the South who moved into the Old Northwest territory were known as

• A) Dixiecrats.
• B) Suckers.
• C) Buckeyes.
• D) Hoosiers.
• E) Butternuts.

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