NC Regions and Geography (REVIEW)
Which NC region is touching the Atlantic Ocean?
Coastal Plains
Canada, along the Mississippi River and the port of New Orleans describes what?
New France locations in the New World
Which colony was the first ATTEMPTED English settlement in the New World?
Roanoke/ The Lost Colony
Which group came to the Americas for religious freedom?
Separatists (pilgrims) and Puritans
The capital city of North Carolina is named after this man?
Sir Walter Raleigh
Which region are the largest cities located?
Piedmont
Which is NOT an example of how the environment influenced the different cultures of Native Peoples?
- Clothing, land ownership, living structure, food
What were things that were traded along the Triangular Trade Route?
Raw Materials, Enslaved people, Manufactured goods
Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
- New England Colonies relied of fishing and trade.
- Southern Colonies relied on slave labor.
- Middle Colonies had strict religious rules
Middle Colonies had strict religious rules
Where was the first town in North Carolina?
What is the name of the long chain of sandy islands located in the Coastal Plains of NC?
The Outer Banks
What were the three main reasons for European Exploration?
God, Gold and Glory
What was the main reason Jameston was successful?
Growing of the cash crop tobacco
Which of the following was NOT a European nation that colonized North America?
- England, Italy, The Netherlands, France, Spain
Italy
The Englishmen to whom King Charles II granted, by the Carolina charters of 1663 and 1665?
The Eight Lords Proprietors
Which region of the US is North Carolina located in?
The Southeast
What was the main reason for the decline of the Native Population?
The introduction of diseases from contact with Europeans
Which 2 British colonies initially relied on AND had conflict with local natives?
Jamestown and Plymouth
What was the economic impact of the geography in the Southern Colonies?
The colonies developed the plantation system due to the fertile soil in the region.
True or False: North and South Carolina split in 1712 due to a Native American Civil War
False. It split due to economic, political and civic differences.
Who was the first European to explore in the mountains of NC?
Hernando de Soto
How did indigenous people arrive to North America?
They migrated across on a land bridge (the Bering Strait)
Give examples of things that were traded in the Columbian Exchange.
Diseases, religion, plants and animals
Explain how the Mayflower Compact led to the foundation of our United States Constitution.
It was a model for the democratic ideal of self-government.
Who is the North Carolina explorer who traveled through NC and wrote a book titled "A New Voyage to Carolina"?
John Lawson