Vocab
Vocab
Concepts
Concepts
Facts
100
The largest division of a U.S. state: Garner, NC is in Wake________.
County
100
The first colonist to arrive in Wake County.
John Lawson
100
Who were the first people to live in Wake County?
Tuscarora
100
Where did the Tuscarora move to after the European settlers won the war?
New York
100
What are some changes that happened during the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s?
Equality for all: eat at restaurants, go to the same school, go to the same church, movie theaters etc...
200
The original (indigenous) people of Wake County.
Tuscarora
200
The man who sold some of his land to form Raleigh as our new state capital.
Joel Lane
200
Why did the European Settlers move into Wake County?
To build plantations and set up farms
200
Name a positive change that occurred when Raleigh became the capital of North Carolina.
Brought more people and businesses to Raleigh
200
What positive changes did RTP bring to NC?
Technology, jobs, people, sports and money
300
People who travel to search for, or discover, new places.
Explorers
300
The man who sent the explorers who first settled North Carolina.
Sir Walter Raleigh
300
When the European Settlers came to Wake County, what negative influences did they bring with them?
Diseases and sickness. Many Tuscarora died.
300
How did building railroads in NC change the state?
made travel faster, more people and more business
300
What was life like before RTP came to NC?
The state was poor, textile mills, and cotton was the main crop.
400
People from our families who lived long ago.
Ancestors
400
The seperation of people based on race.
segregation
400
Give two reasons why the Tuscarora went to war with European Settlers.
The settlers took their land, homes, and food without giving anything back.
400
The Raleigh City Schools changed in 1970 and now they are called
Wake County Schools
400
Which would you want to be? A Tuscarora or an European Settler? Why?
Acceptable Student Answers
500
A person who moves to a new area, usually with few inhabitants.
Settler
500
What does RTP stand for?
Research Triangle Park
500
What tribe did the Tuscarora join after moving away?
Iroquois tribe
500
What year did Raleigh become the capital of North Carolina?
1792
500
Name the city you live in, the county, the state and the continent.
Garner, Wake, North Carolina, and North America
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