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History of NC

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What were 3 major impacts the Europeans had on the American Indians?
a)
Diseases, Trade, War
b)
Trade, Diseases, Slavery
c)
Air Travel, Buses, Cars
d)
Diseases, Agriculture, Cultural
2.
Why did England want to settle land in North Carolina?
a)
T o find new friends, like the American Indians. 
b)
To have a place to go on vacation once a year. 
c)
To trade with American Indians. 
d)
To find more land to own with resources that could make money for England. 
3.
Which region of NC was settled first?
a)
The Mountains
b)
The Coastal Plain
c)
The Piedmont
d)
Virginia
4.
________ with the Native Americans was common in each region of North Carolina.
a)
growing crops
b)
making hats
c)
trading goods
d)
battling
5.
To migrate means to:
a)
settle
b)
move
c)
change
d)
claim land
6.
The 3 regions of NC are:
a)
The Piedmont, the Cape Fear, and the Appalachian Mountains
b)
The Piedmont, The Mountains, and the Atlantic
c)
The Coastal Plain, The Piedmont, and the Mountains
d)
The Coastal Plain, The Mountains, and Orange County
7.
Which region of NC was settled last?
a)
The Mountains
b)
The Piedmont
c)
The Coastal Plain
d)
They were all settled at the same time
8.
Africans, Scot-Irish, Highland Scots and Moravians were examples of ________.
a)
indentured servents
b)
cultural groups
c)
social order
d)
language families
9.
The tract of land granted to the Moravians near present day Winston-Salem was called __________
a)
New Deli
b)
New Market
c)
Wachovia
d)
Fargo
10.
Which of these four North Carolina regions is the furthest west?
a)
Tidewater
b)
Mountain
c)
Coastal Plain
d)
Piedmont
11.
What does the word Native American mean?
a)
A formal act held to honor an event or belief
b)
The business of farming
c)
Group of people originally from North America
d)
A custom or way of life handed down over many years
12.
What does agriculture mean?
a)
a basic item or food
b)
a group of people originally from North America
c)
an item from nature used to make something  we need or want
d)
farming
13.
What does the word trade mean?
a)
a formal act held to honor an event or belief
b)
The exchange, buying, or selling of goods, resources, or services
c)
a system of making or carrying out laws
d)
a rectangular shaped home
14.
Many Native Americans planted ______, beans, and squash.
a)
tomatoes
b)
corn
c)
rice
d)
flowers
15.
What is not a reason the Tuscarora tribe disliked the European settlers?
a)
The European settlers took Tuscarora hunting land.
b)
The Europeans did not speak the Tuscarora language.
c)
Europeans were famous for stealing Tuscarora Indians and using them for slaves.
16.
What would be the reason for so many Native American Indians to die from diseases, such as smallpox, measles and influenza (flu)?
a)
Native Americans had no resistance, or immunity, to these diseases.
b)
Native Americans did not have medicine.
c)
Native Americans moved around too much.