Exam 1

Please briefly summarize some aspects of forest forensics and how it can be used to determine a forests history. Search the literature for an article on forest forensics for an area of interest to you. Provide the citation and an overview of the article. (20 pts.) 2. Describe The Pine Tree Riot of 1772 and the events that led to it. (10 pts.) 3. Please describe three reasons forests were cleared in New York and New England states during the period from 1800-1830. (15 pts.) 4. Settlers would often give up on clearing the forest for farms in New England and move west into the prairies of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Minnesota. What were some problems they encountered once they moved to the prairies? (10 pts.) 5. Describe the lumbering process in the early 1800s. (10 pts.) 6. What is a log brand, and why was it used? (10 pts.) 7. Please describe the location and significance of the Erie Canal to the forest industry in the early and mid-19th century. (15 pts.) 8. Any thoughts about a semester project? (10 pts.) attached are files from class that may help dont worry about citing my work