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WorksheetsAntebellum NC
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does Antebellum stand for?
a)
Pre- Civil War
b)
Post Civil War
c)
During the Civil War
2.
Name
a)
Indian Removal
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Antebellum
d)
Buffalo Wars
3.
Why was North Carolina referred to as the “Rip Van Winkle” state?
a)
because Rip Van Winkle was the founder of NC
b)
because of the lack of economic growth, lack of education, and lack of new immigrants entering the state.
c)
because Rip Van Winkle played for the Carolina Panthers
d)
because Rip Van Winkle was a war hero
4.
What nickname was given to the state in the early 1800s due to our lack of improvement?
a)
Rip Van Winkle State
b)
Baron Von Steuben State
c)
Hans Christian Andersen State
d)
Sandman State
5.
What was the religious movement called that swept through the South in the late 1700s and early 1800s?
a)
The Great Repentance
b)
The Great Revival
c)
The Exodus
d)
The Crusades
6.
What people demanded internal improvements and more political power in NC in the early 1800s?
a)
Wealthy Planters
b)
Protestants
c)
Westerners
7.
Lack of roads and communication in the state caused people to become this
a)
isolation
b)
education
c)
agriculture
d)
government
8.
Farmers need their kids to work is one reason NC was behind in this
a)
agriculture
b)
education
c)
isolation
d)
government
9.
Neglected other crops to grow cotton, forced to import food
a)
poor farming conditions
b)
no public schools
c)
isolation
d)
individualism
10.
Poor farming conditions led to over 200,000 people to leave NC
a)
individualism
b)
isolation
c)
migration
d)
education
11.
Western parts of the state felt they were not represented equally
a)
education
b)
isolation
c)
individualism
d)
undemocratic government
12.
Literacy fund, fix transportation system
a)
Archibald Murphey suggested reforms for NC
b)
Andrew Jackson suggested reforms for NC
c)
Donald Trump suggested reforms for NC
d)
George Washington suggested reforms for NC
13.
Creation of the railroad in NC helped to increase trade
a)
improvements in communication
b)
improvements in transportation
c)
improvements in agriculture
d)
improvements in education
14.
Created public schools
a)
improvements in transportation
b)
improvements in agriculture
c)
improvements in communication
d)
improvements in education
15.
Gave more opportunities for people in the state to participate in the government
a)
improvements in education
b)
improvements in transportation
c)
improvements in government
d)
improvements in agriculture
16.
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
17.
Why did eastern North Carolina have more political power than Western North Carolina during the Antebellum Era?
a)
There were more people living in the Coastal Plain
b)
There were less counties in Eastern NC.
c)
There was more gold in Eastern NC
d)
There were more roads in Eastern NC
18.
Where in North Carolina did the gold rush begin?
a)
Northern Mountains
b)
Southern Piedmont
c)
Eastern Coastal Plain
d)
Northern Piedmont
19.
When was gold mining important to NC?
a)
Early 1700's
b)
Late 1600's
c)
Early 1800's
d)
Late 1800's
20.
During the NC Gold Rush a Federal Mint was built in ___________.
a)
Durham
b)
Charlotte
c)
Chapel Hill
d)
Greensboro
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