Geography
What mountain chain are NC's mountains a part of?
Appalachian Mountains
What is another name for corn?
Maize
List the 3 G's of exploration.
Gold, God, Glory
What was NC's first cash crop?
Tobacco
On this date, the Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson...
July 4, 1776
You can see the harmful impact of this on Mount Mitchell.
Acid Rain
What native culture invented the bow and arrow?
The woodland culture
What is special about the birth of Virginia Dare?
She was the first born English in the New World
What is another name for the Piedmont region of NC?
Foothills
What was the name of the first battle of the Revolutionary War?
The Battle of Lexington & Concord
Where was NC's first city locate?
Bath, North Carolina
What 3 types of beings did the Cherokee believe in?
Humans, animals, plants
What was Jamestown's first cash crop?
Tobacco
What is the name of the path that settlers took that linked Philadelphia to Savannah and brought many settlers into NC?
The Great Wagon Road
Who controlled colonial America before the Revolutionary War?
The British
What urban centers are located in NC's piedmont region?
Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Highpoint
How many tribes lived in North Carolina and were identified by Europeans?
28
What 3 inventions were created that made exploration much easier?
Daily Double (points are worth 2 times as much)
Compass, Quadrant, Caravel
How many men were included in the charter that King Charles II issued?
8
This act was put in place where colonist were forced to house British troops in their homes...
The Quartering Act
How many feet high is Mount Mitchell?
6,684'
What NC region did most Siouan speaking tribes live?
Piedmont Region
List 3 "New World" items and 3 "Old World" items.
Possible Answers:
New World-Corn, potatoes, tomatoes, gold, silver, pineapple, turkey, and tobacco.
Old World- Sugar, chickens, pigs, horses, cows, wheat, rice, and diseases.
What were the names of NC's 2 most famous pirates?
Blackbeard & William Kidd
The British put these acts in place in response to the Boston Tea Party...
The Coercive Acts