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NC Colony
Test Description: Colonial North Carolina (1600-1770)
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Where was the first attempt at a colonial settlement in North Carolina?
A
Jamestown
B
Plymouth
C
Roanoke
D
New Bern
2) Why was geography a challenge to settling North Carolina in the 1600s?
A
Cold, rocky soil made farming difficult
B
The barrier islands/Outer Banks blocked ships from landing
C
The Appalachian Mountains barred migration west
D
Large deserts were hard to cross safely
3) What event involved the overthrow of a Carolina governor refused to enforce certain laws and contributed to political chaos?
A
Bacon's Rebellion
B
Pontiac's Rebellion
C
Culpepper's Rebellion
D
Cary's Rebellion
4) What event involved 3 different men fighting over who should govern the Carolina colony and contributed to political chaos?
A
Bacon's Rebellion
B
Pontiac's Rebellion
C
Culpepper's Rebellion
D
Cary's Rebellion
5) Why did the Carolina split into North and South Carolina in 1712 and why did the King of England take over the colony in 1729?
A
Northern Carolina was a much more profitable colony
B
There was conflict with the natives in southern Carolina
C
The Lords Proprietors could not govern northern Carolina due to geography
D
Northern Carolina was where the colonial assembly was located
6) What motivated many groups to settle in North Carolina after 1730?
A
Escaping persecution in England
B
Seeking to test a new economic system
C
Adventure and glory
D
Profit and wealth
7) What conflict resulted from the expansion of English settlers into the Coastal Plain of NC?
A
King Philip's War
B
Cherokee Wars
C
Tuscarora War
D
Powhatan War
8) What contributions did the Pennsylvania Dutch make to North Carolina?
A
Brought the Highland Games
B
Brought slavery to North Carolina
C
Brought knowledge of textile weaving
D
Brought a variety of skills and crafts
9) Where did most settler groups go in NC after 1730?
A
Mountains
B
Piedmont (Back-Country)
C
Outer Coastal Plain
D
Inner Coastal Plain
10) What route helped immigrant groups settle in the Piedmont region of NC?
A
Great Wagon Road
B
Erie Canal
C
National Road
D
Oregon Trail
11) What did the Scots-Irish contribute to the NC colony?
A
Brought the Highland Games
B
Brought a variety of crafts and skills
C
Brought indentured servants
D
Brought knowledge of textile/cloth-weaving
12) What special product did NC export to make it profitable?
A
Naval Stores
B
Cotton
C
Tobacco
D
Rice
13) What is one reason there was rivalry between the northern Albemarle region and southern Cape Fear region of NC in the early 1700s?
A
Cape Fear region had more representatives than the Albemarle region
B
The Cape Fear region grew more rice than the Albemarle region
C
Albemarle had more representatives than the Cape Fear region
D
Albemarle had more naval stores than the Cape Fear Region
14) What major groups settled the eastern part of NC?
A
English
B
Highland Scots
C
Pennsylvania Dutch
D
Scots-Irish
15) What best describes the social structure of eastern NC?
A
There was little social hierarchy; everyone was equal
B
Populated by low and middle class farming families
C
Dominated by wealthy plantation owners
D
Slavery was not used widely in the east
16) What best describes the social structure of western NC?
A
Dominated by wealthy plantation owners
B
Slavery was widely used
C
Populated by low and middle class farming families
D
Lots of social hierarchy and divisions; no equality
17) What was the major cause of the rivalry between the east and western parts of NC?
A
The east produced the most naval stores
B
Movement of the capital to a central location
C
Construction of a new royal mansion in the Piedmont
D
Unequal representation and unequal taxation of the west
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