The State That Moved Like a Turtle
Nathaniel Macon
What is the name of the ONLY North Carolinian to be the Speaker of the House and was a leading spokesman for republican simplicity?
Sediment carried by the Roanoke, Tar & Neuse Rivers gradually flowed into the sounds making them more shallow.
What was an example of North Carolina living as the Rip Van Winkle state?
Lack of opportunity and disgust of state leadership.
Why were citizens leaving North Carolina in the early 1800s?
John Motley Morehead
Who was the first Whig leader of North Carolina?
A form of government and a written language
What made the Cherokee Indians "civilized?"
Outer Banks or Cape Fear Region
Where were most of the North Carolina troops deployed during the War of 1812?
Most farmers did not grow enough crops to go to Charleston or Wilmington by themselves because it was too expensive.
Why did North Carolina farmers participate in clubbing?
David L. Swain
Which Whig said "a radical change in the form of representation" was needed in North Carolina?
Calvin H. Wiley
Who was NC's first school superintendent of public schools that wrote the first textbook on NC history?
Trail of Tears
What was the journey called that forcefully removed 15,000 Cherokee from their home land to the Indian Territory?
The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution.
Which of the Bill of Rights states that power not given to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people?
Roads connecting places in the backcountry to places like Charlestown.
What allowed Asheville to become a prosperous town?
Fair representation
What was the biggest issue that needed to be addressed at the NC Constitutional Convention of 1835?
North Carolina Railroad
Which railroad line was built from Goldsboro to Charlotte, through Raleigh, Greensboro and Salisbury, and eventually connecting Goldsboro to Beaufort?
William H. Thomas
Who was the white man that was adopted by the Cherokee nation and who helped 1,000 Cherokee remain in North Carolina?
Battle of New Orleans
Which battle of the War of 1812 made Andrew Jackson an America hero while also securing national growth west of the mountains?
People separated from the coast by the rivers and clogged sounds.
What were examples of "water-borne" travel that needed internal improvements according to Archibald Murphey?
He vetoed laws that were not in the intesest of the common man.
Who was President Andrew Jackson?
Fayetteville
Which was the largest city in NC that used plank roads instead of railroads?
Counties where the Tidewater and Coastal Plains met
Where was the greatest location of enslaved people found in North Carolina?
Providing defense and other matters essential to the nation's survival.
According to Jeffersonians, what was the only role of the government?
To provide academies, universities, & financial aid for the brightest students of the common schools.
What was the plan of education reformers to keep the smartest students in North Carolina?
Governor
Because of the new NC constitution, which government official would now be elected by the people of our state and not the legislature?
What caused the Whigs and the Democrats to agree on using public money for internal improvements?
Freedom of movement and freedom of advancement
What were the main natural rights that were given to white people but denied to enslaved people?