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Why is Blackbeard a significant person in NC history ?
a) To show that NC was a lawless place at one time.
b) To show that anyone was accepted here in NC no matter their past.
c) To show that anyone can start over and make a new life for themselves
d) He's just a cool guy.

What did the Lord Proprietors get and who did they get it from ?
a) The Jamestown colony for supporting Elizabeth I
b) The Carolina colony for supporting Charles II
c) Captured by Blackbeard the Pirate
d) Killed by the Native Tribes by Ralph Lane who betrayed them

Who was the first English child born in NC ?
a) Elizabeth I
b) Virginia Dare
c) Charles II
d) Blackbeard

Who was the leader of the White Colony ?
a) Luke White
b) John White
c) Barry White
d) Slappy White

Hernando de Soto and Juan Pardo explored NC. What part did each explore ?
a) de Soto the Tidewater / Pardo the Coastal Plain
b) de Soto the Piedmont / Pardo the Mountain
c) de Soto the Mountain / Pardo the Piedmont
d) Both explored the Tidewater

Who did Ralph Lane chose to colonize North America ?
a) Soldiers
b) Families
c) Native American tribes
d) All of these

Who urged who into colonizing North America for the English ?
a) Hernando de Soto urged Walter Raleigh
b) Ralph Lane urged King Charles II
c) Walter Raleigh urged Queen Elizabeth I
d) Blackbeard urged John White

Who first explored the Atlantic coast ?
a) Juan Pardo
b) Ralph Lane
c) Giovani da Verrazano
d) Blackbeard

When you flee your country due to persecution or fear, you are known as a what ?
a) Colonist
b) Criminal
c) Refugee
d) Fugitive

What term is the same as a tax on land ?
a) Quit rent
b) Charter
c) Custom's Duty
d) Refugee

If I was a colonist and lived in another country, who's government would I be under ?
a) The government of the land I live in now
b) My own government.
c) My home country's government
d) No government.

What's a charter ?
a) A type of document issued by a king or queen.
b) A kind of tax.
c) Another name for a person who has left their country in fear.
d) Payment for buying an item online.

What's an expedition ?
a) A group of people who live in another country but are under their home country's rule
b) A journey for a specific purpose
c) A tax on land
d) A letter from the king

Tobacco helped which colony ?
a) Roanoke
b) Jamestown
c) The Lost Colony
d) All of them

What was the first capital of NC ?
a) New Bern
b) Roanoke
c) Wilmington
d) Bath

Due to the fighting with Native American tribes and their push westward, what region was opened up for European settlement ?
a) Piedmont
b) Mountain
c) Cape Fear
d) Roanoke

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