History of NC Quiz

Who were the first people to come to North Carolina?

• Sir Walter Raleigh

• The Cheroke Indians

• The Paleo Indians

What is the most common animal that coexisted with the Native Americans?

• sloth

• woolly mammoth

• squirrels

What is most likely the reason that natives followed large herds of animals?

• the animals kept them safe

• they were in search of food

• the animals led them to water

Why did coastal tribes live in villages near the water?

• they needed water to drink

• animals came to drink the water

• they could catch enough fish to feed the entire village using traps

Many Native Americans lived in semi permanent huts made by mats and far. These were known as ________.

• tents

• wigwams

• huts

What do Hatteras Island, Roanoke, Pamlico Sound, Neusse River, and Pee Dee River have in common?

• They were all named after the American Coastal Indians

• The queen visited each destination

• The woolly mammoth traveled to each of these places when the weather was warm

What is the most common reason that Native Americans would go on the "war path"?

• to defend their family

• someone tried to take their land

• they needed to get food from settlers

Where did the Cherokee Indians settle?

• piedmont

• coastal plains

• mountains

Who was the governor of the Lost Colony?

• Sir Walter Raleigh

• John White

• Virginia Dare

Who was the first English child to be born in the Americas?

• Sir Walter Raleigh

• John White

• Virginia Dare