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--February 13, 2019.

1. b. Pearl ash from the hardwood forests. Beef and dairy products would later become the main agricultural goods produced in the area.

2. b. American squatters. The Abenakis had hunted the land long before but had not settled permanently. Before 1791, the land had not been parcelled out to British or French-Canadian settlers.

3. d. St. Francis River.

4. b. It would remain an empty buffer zone between the United States and Lower Canada.

5. c. Those who owned the land had no interest in settling it.

--February 12, 2019.

1. What was the very first form of agricultural produce that the early Townships colonists profited from?
a. Squash fields abandoned by members of the Abenaki nation
b. Pearl ash from the hardwood forests
c. Grains (flax, wheat, barley)
d. Beef and dairy products

2. Which group first permanently settled the Eastern Townships region?
a. Loyalists
b. American squatters
c. The Abenaki nation
d. Retired government officials