Cherokee
Early Settlements
Statehood
Wars
Famous People
100
This forced march moved Native Americans from their homes in the East to Oklahoma.
What is the Trail of Tears?
100
European settlers landed in this region of North Carolina.
What are the Coastal Plains?
100
This part of the state left North Carolina in the 1780's.
What is the far western lands, which became part of Tennessee.
100
This war was fought by the colonies to gain freedom from Britain.
What is the Revolutionary War?
100
This United States president was born in Waxhaw, on the border between North and South Carolina.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
200
European settlers often claimed and used land belonging to these people.
What are Native Americans?
200
The first European settlement in North Carolina became known as this, and is an object of mystery in History.
What is the Lost Colony?
200
Writing this made North Carolina officially a state.
What is the North Carolina state constitution.
200
The larger British army won this battle, but was so badly wounded, they did not come back to North Carolina.
What is the Battle of Guilford Courthouse?
200
This man invented the Cotton Gin, short for engine.
Who is Eli Whitney?
300
This memorial honors Cherokee history, including the Trail of Tears.
What is the Junaluska Memorial?
300
What do historians think these letters mean?
What is Croatoan?
300
Both dates on the NC flag have to do with these.
What are laws establishing independence from Great Britain?
300
This war was about slavery and also the rights of individual states.
What is the Civil War?
300
This Civil War governor tried to keep North Carolina in the union of states.
Who is Zebulon Vance?
400
This custom was unique to North Carolina Cherokees.
What is passing property from mother to daughter?
400
When North Carolina became a state, the government moved to Raleigh. Where was the first NC state house?
What is Tryon Palace in New Bern?
400
This amendment slowed North Carolina's return to the union after the Civil War.
What is the 14th?
400
When a state decided to leave the union, leading up to the Civil War, it was called this.
What is secession?
400
This famous chief of the western Cherokee once saved Andrew Jackson's life. He has a memorial named after him.
Who is Junaluska?
500
This town was one of the first permanent settlements in North Carolina. Edward Teach, also known as Blackbeard, was a frequent visitor.
What is Bath?