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North Carolina SS Vocab 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A ___________ has no permanent home.

a)

Powwow

b)

drought

c)

nomad

d)

plantation

2.

A____________ is a long period without rain, or precipitation.

a)

Powwow

b)

drought

c)

nomad

d)

plantation

3.

A large farm that grew cash crops during the colonial times was called a ______________.

a)

Powwow

b)

drought

c)

nomad

d)

plantation

4.

One who buys, sells, and trades good is called a _____________.

a)

Powwow

b)

drought

c)

nomad

d)

merchant

5.

A Native American gathering and celebration of customs that often features dancing, singing, and dressing up is called a __________.

a)

Powwow

b)

drought

c)

nomad

d)

merchant

6.

A ship travelling from Barbados to NC might drop off sugar at a _____________________________.

a)

assembly

b)

scarcity

c)

port

d)

wigwam

7.

A group that gathers to make laws is called an _______________.

a)

assembly

b)

scarcity

c)

port

d)

wigwam

8.

Brunswick town would often turn tall pine trees into boards, or __________ that could be exported to England.

a)

lumber

b)

scarcity

c)

port

d)

wigwam

9.

Because of the invasion of bugs on the farm, there was a __________ of bananas.

a)

lumber

b)

scarcity

c)

port

d)

wigwam

10.

A type of Native American house/shelter is called a __________.

a)

lumber

b)

scarcity

c)

port

d)

wigwam

11.

A _____________ travels to spread his/her religion to other people.

a)

import

b)

supply and demand

c)

hunter-gatherer

d)

missionary

12.

Because it was hard for early colonists to find metal, colonist would have to _____________ nails from England.

a)

import

b)

supply and demand

c)

hunter-gatherer

d)

missionary

13.

A drought wipes out all of the strawberries growing this season. Prices go up. _________________ has occurred.

a)

import

b)

supply and demand

c)

hunter-gatherer

d)

missionary

14.

Tobacco, Rice, and Cotton were _______________ that colonist used to grow to export.

a)

imports

b)

cash crops

c)

hunter-gatherers

d)

missionaries

15.

before civilizations discovered agriculture (the science of farming), people existed as _____________________.

a)

imports

b)

cash crops

c)

hunter-gatherers

d)

missionaries

16.

In order for a government to have funds to provide services to citizens, the citizens must pay _______________.

a)

indentured servant

b)

protest

c)

colony

d)

taxes

17.

Tar and Turpentine, also known as _________________, were made from pine trees and used to maintain boats.

a)

indentured servant

b)

protest

c)

colony

d)

naval stores

18.

An _________________________ agreed to work on a farm for a period of time in exchange for passage to the new world and room and board.

a)

indentured servant

b)

protest

c)

colony

d)

naval stores

19.

In America, if you don’t like a law, you have a right to ____________ it by voting, marching, assembling, sitting in, boycotting, and petitioning your government.

a)

indentured servant

b)

protest

c)

colony

d)

naval stores

20.

Before NC became a state in America, it was at one point a _______________ owned by England.

a)

indentured servant

b)

protest

c)

colony

d)

naval stores