What key industry shaped the history and culture of the Appalachian region in the 19th and 20th centuries?
  • Coal mining
The term “Appalachian dulcimer” refers to a traditional musical instrument from which Appalachian cultural group?
  • Scots-Irish settlers
Which U.S. President established the Appalachian Regional Commission in 1965 to address poverty in the region?
  • Lyndon B. Johnson
The term “hillbilly” is often associated with which cultural region of the United States?
  • The Appalachian Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains were a significant barrier to westward expansion during which period of U.S. history?
  • Colonial period
The Appalachian Mountains are part of which larger geological formation that extends across the eastern United States and Canada?
  • The Appalachian orogenic belt