Final Exam Review - NC History

Question 1

The 18th Amendment, which made alcohol illegal in all states, is the only amendment to be ___.

Accepted Answer

repealed

Question 2

Which 1774 event was an early example of support for the Revolutionary cause by NC women?

Accepted Answer

Edenton Tea Party

Question 3

Which colony was NOT one of the original 13 British colonies in America?

Accepted Answer

Florida

Question 4

Which Constitutional Amendment allows those accused of crimes the right not to testify?

Accepted Answer

5th Amendment

Question 5

In colonial days, travel across from the Piedmont west was made difficult by which feature?

Accepted Answer

Appalachian Mountains

Question 6

Which of the following Revolutionary War battles did not take place in the Carolinas?

Accepted Answer

Saratoga

Question 7

What was the MAIN thing that forced so many countries to get involved in WWI?

Accepted Answer

Alliances

Question 8

Where was the attempted colony led by John White located?

Accepted Answer

Roanoke Island

Question 9

Which of the following is not one of the three branches of government set by the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

Political branch

Question 10

The case Brown v Board of Education decided what?

Accepted Answer

Separate is NOT Equal in Education

Question 11

Plessy v Ferguson was known for what major decision when it came to the races in the south?

Accepted Answer

Separate but Equal is allowed

Question 12

What important transportation device helped settle the west during the 1870’s and 1880’s?

Accepted Answer

Train

Question 13

Where was Jamestown, the first successful English settlement in the present-day US, located?

Accepted Answer

Virginia

Question 14

The Revolutionary War began here, called the "Shot Heard 'Round the World."

Accepted Answer

Lexington and Concord

Question 15

The Great Depression led to many people having trouble ______________.

Accepted Answer

financially

Question 16

North Carolina became the 12th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution in 1789.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

This future President of the US was the main author of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 18

What was used in WWI and WWII to persuade Americans to support the war effort?

Accepted Answer

propaganda

Question 19

Which major NC port city is located on the Cape Fear River, which flows into the Atlantic?

Accepted Answer

Wilmington

Question 20

Central NC farmers upset with unfair taxes and corrupt colonial officials were called ________?

Accepted Answer

Regulators

Question 21

North Carolina's oldest town is Bath, founded in 1705, located along the Pamlico River.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

Which compromise determined how slaves would be counted for Congressional representation.

Accepted Answer

3/5 Compromise

Question 23

Which patriot general led the American forces at Guilford Courthouse in 1781?

Accepted Answer

Nathanael Greene

Question 24

Which of the following is not a freedom guaranteed by the 1st Amendment?

Accepted Answer

Privacy

Question 25

Where was the 1788 convention where NC delegates voted not to ratify the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

Hillsborough

Question 26

What does this poster represent?

Accepted Answer

The colonists need to join in the Revolution

Question 27

This land deal increased the USA by two times and gave the USA control of the Mississippi River

Accepted Answer

Louisiana Purchase

Question 28

This document, the first attempt at a national government, was replaced by the US Constitution.

Accepted Answer

Articles of Confederation

Question 29

What was a MAJOR war the U.S. was involved in?

Accepted Answer

WWI, WWII, Civil War, American Revolution

Question 30

Most of North Carolina's large cities are located in this region.

Accepted Answer

Piedmont

Question 31

What are the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution, guaranteeing personal freedoms, called?

Accepted Answer

Bill of Rights

Question 32

This time period in the USA is marked with the creation of sky scrapers and factories.

Accepted Answer

Industrial Revolution

Question 33

William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and John Brown are all known for?

Accepted Answer

Greensboro

Question 34

Define "suffrage."

Accepted Answer

Voting Rights

Question 35

This document ensures us our freedoms and restricts the power of our government.

Accepted Answer

Constitution

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