American Revolution
Civil War
WWII
Civil Rights
Ah Man!
100
Name the person in charge of the Edenton Tea Party and how many people were involved
Penelope Barker
51 women
100
What years were the Civil War?
1861- 1865
100
What is the nickname of the USS Battleship?
The Show Boat
100
What is the Emancipation Proclamation and when was it signed?
Jan 1, 1863
100
How many North Carolinians died in WWII
11,082
200
Who was the colony to first suggest independence?
North Carolina
200
How many states wanted to leave the union?
Eleven
200
Where was the USS Battleship built?
Brooklyn, New York
200
The first sit-ins started in __________
North Carolina
200
When was April Fool's Day started?
April 1, 1700
300
John Chavis fought with what Regiment?
4th Virginia Regiment
300
Why caused the Civil War?
there was an uncompromising difference between free and slave states
300
Rosie the Riveter
300
Where and what year was the first sit-in in North Carolina?
1957 in Durham,NC
300
When is the Fun Run
next Thursday, April 7
400
How long did the Battle at the Guilford Courthouse last?
90 minutes
400
Who were leaders of the abolitionist movement? Give their full names
Angelina and Sara Grimke
400
Why didn’t men want women workers?
Some men did not think the women were capable of doing the jobs.
400
What does SNCC stand for?
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
400
What area did not want slavery-North or South
North
500
Name the 2 officers involved in the Battle at Guilford Courthouse
Major General Nathaniel Green and Lt. General Charles Cornelius
500
What year did North Carolina leave and return to the Union
May 1861 and returned in 1868
500
What armed services was going to scrap the USS Battleship NC and what year?
The Navy in 1957
500
What year was the Greensboro sit-in and why was the Greensboro 4 Sit-in so important?
1960. It involved 4 North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University students who protested at the Woolworth's lunch counter DESIGNATED FOR WHITES ONLY in Greensboro. When the staff refused to serve them, the men remained seated to peacefully protest racial segregation. The success of that sit-in led to a wider movement that spread throughout the South.
500
Who was Reverend Adam Crooks
Quaker and Abolitionist against slavery