Geography of NC
Name 2 major cities in the Mountain region
Boone, Asheville
What did the American Indians hunt?
Deer and fish
What year does the American Revolution start?
1775
What was the network of people who helped enslaved people reach freedom?
Underground Railroad
A formal written agreement
Treaty
What is the largest region in North Carolina?
Coastal Plains region
Who was the first European settle that came to NC?
Hernando de Soto
What year was the Stamp Act?
1765
What did abolitionists work towards?
They worked to end slavery.
An area that shares certain features
Region
Plateaus, Waterfalls, Rolling Hills
Where did the Trail of Tears start and end?
North Carolina to Oklahoma
North Carolina is the ___ state to approve the United States Constitution.
(ex. 10th)
12th
Which side surrendered to end the Civil War?
Confederacy
A material from the earth that is necessary or useful to people
Natural Resource
True or False: Gold is a natural resource found in the Coastal Plains region
False. Gold is in the Piedmont region.
What was the Indian Removal Act?
An act that forced American Indians to move west
Why was the Battle of Guilford Courthouse the turning point of the American Revolution?
The Loyalists won but at the expense of most of their resources. That helped the Patriots win in the last Battle of Yorktown.
Who led Cornwallis from his resources to fight The Battle of Guilford Courthouse?
Nathaniel Greene
A supporter of Britain during the American Revolution
Loyalist
What region is our state capital in?
Piedmont
What was the first English colony formed in North America?
Roanoke Island
What was the first battle of the American Revolution?
The Battle of Alamance
True or False: The Union was the South who wanted to end slavery.
False. The Union was the North
What side of the American Revolution was known as the Continental Army?
Patriot