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Where was the first attempt at a colonial settlement in North Carolina?
a) Jamestown
b) Plymouth
c) New Bern
d) Roanoke

Why was geography a challenge to settling North Carolina in the 1600s?
a) Cold, rocky soil made farming difficult
b) The Appalachian Mountains barred migration west
c) The barrier islands/Outer Banks blocked ships from landing
d) Large deserts were hard to cross safely

What event involved the overthrow of a Carolina governor refused to enforce certain laws and contributed to political chaos?
a) Culpepper's Rebellion
b) Cary's Rebellion
c) Bacon's Rebellion
d) Pontiac's Rebellion

What event involved 3 different men fighting over who should govern the Carolina colony and contributed to political chaos?
a) Culpepper's Rebellion
b) Cary's Rebellion
c) Bacon's Rebellion
d) Pontiac's Rebellion

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) There was conflict with the natives in southern Carolina
b) The Lords Proprietors could not govern northern Carolina due to geography
c) Northern Carolina was a much more profitable colony
d) Northern Carolina was where the colonial assembly was located

What motivated many groups to settle in North Carolina after 1730?
a) Escaping persecution in England
b) Profit and wealth
c) Adventure and glory
d) Seeking to test a new economic system

What conflict resulted from the expansion of English settlers into the Coastal Plain of NC?
a) King Philip's War
b) Powhatan War
c) Cherokee Wars
d) Tuscarora War

What contributions did the Pennsylvania Dutch make to North Carolina?
a) Brought the Highland Games
b) Brought knowledge of textile weaving
c) Brought a variety of skills and crafts
d) Brought slavery to North Carolina

Where did most settler groups go in NC after 1730?
a) Outer Coastal Plain
b) Inner Coastal Plain
c) Piedmont (Back-Country)
d) Mountains

What route helped immigrant groups settle in the Piedmont region of NC?
a) National Road
b) Oregon Trail
c) Erie Canal
d) Great Wagon Road

What did the Scots-Irish contribute to the NC colony?
a) Brought the Highland Games
b) Brought knowledge of textile/cloth-weaving
c) Brought a variety of crafts and skills
d) Brought indentured servants

What special product did NC export to make it profitable?
a) Tobacco
b) Rice
c) Cotton
d) Naval Stores

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) Albemarle had more naval stores than the Cape Fear Region
c) Albemarle had more representatives than the Cape Fear region
d) The Cape Fear region grew more rice than the Albemarle region

What major groups settled the eastern part of NC?
a) Scots-Irish
b) Highland Scots
c) English
d) Pennsylvania Dutch

What best describes the social structure of eastern NC?
a) Populated by low and middle class farming families
b) There was little social hierarchy; everyone was equal
c) Dominated by wealthy plantation owners
d) Slavery was not used widely in the east

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

What was the major cause of the rivalry between the east and western parts of NC?
a) Movement of the capital to a central location
b) Unequal representation and unequal taxation of the west
c) Construction of a new royal mansion in the Piedmont
d) The east produced the most naval stores

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