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WorksheetsRip Van Winkle State
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Who was Rip Van Winkle?
A fictional, hard-working man who showed the benefits of diligence
A historical, unmotivated man who fell asleep for 20 years
A fictional, unmotivated man who fell asleep for 20 years
Some guy
Which of these is not a reason for North Carolina being called the "Rip Van Winkle State"? (THERE ARE TWO; SELECT BOTH)
The people were all old and sleepy
The state was underdeveloped compared to the rest of the U.S.
The state government was active in helping N.C. grow
The people were falling behind, as if they were stuck in place 20 years
Why did North Carolina's farmers struggle?
Farming was new to the state, so they needed to figure out what to grow
The state was taxing them very heavily based on their harvests
Their soil was depleted and eroded away
The government was trying to help them too much, and it was getting in the way
North Carolina's farmers didn't preserve their land very well. Why might this have happened?
Crop rotation was very well understood, but they just didn't feel like it
The soil was eroded away in heavy rains, which prevented the farmers from taking care of their land
Crop rotation was not well-known, so they overworked their land
The government paid them money to ruin their land by not taking care of it
Why did many farmers leave NC?
Their land was depleted (eroding, infertile) and the government wasn't helping
The farmland in NC was so healthy that they were literally fighting over the territory
They wanted to live near the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville
Many politicians in North Carolina believed that most problems could be solved __________ government direction.
thanks to
without
only through
despite
Why could it hurt the state if taxes aren't raised and / or collected?
The taxes pay the public directly, and they want their money, so they won't be happy if they don't get their taxes
The public would get mad that they get to keep all of their money, and they could go somewhere else with better taxes
People who work for the government don't get paid, so the government doesn't oversee / take care of things
TRICK QUESTION: taxes can only be bad, so it was actually good for the state
Let's say that if N.C. was the "Rip Van Winkle State," its people represented the nagging wife. What might be a good reason for this comparison?
They were all gone (all of them) when N.C. eventually "woke up"
"Rip" didn't take care of them, and they were upset about this
There's no good reason for this comparison
True or False: North Carolinians fled to the State of Franklin in the early 1800s, especially after the War of 1812.
True; it was closer than Tennessee
True; since it was founded by North Carolinians, it made sense
False; the State of Franklin no longer existed after 1789
False; North Carolinians moved either north or south, but not west
Apathy means ________________.
(of a government) to not collect taxes
to care very much about a certain issue or person
to fall asleep for 20 minutes
to not care very much about a certain issue or person
What does staple mean in this statement? "In the early 1800s, much of N.C. lacked an economic staple."
Legislative means _______________.
What does it mean to "reform" something?
