True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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After Reconstruction, most of North Carolina’s towns began growing.
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In a graded school, students were required to be a certain age before proceeding
on to the next step in their educational program.
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Most of the schools in North Carolina were integrated in the late 1880s.
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After Reconstruction, most of North Carolina’s residents moved to the new
towns.
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More white farmers in North Carolina became sharecroppers in the late
1880s.
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6.
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Farmer cooperative stores were so successful that they expanded and kept many
North Carolina farmers from having to declare bankruptcy.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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What had the greatest impact on economic growth in North Carolina at the
end of the nineteenth century?
A. | railroads | B. | new roads | C. | growth of
towns | D. | discovery of new minerals |
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Why did North Carolinians invest in factories after Reconstruction?
A. | Factories provided jobs. | B. | Finished products brought more
money. | C. | Plentiful water provided energy to run factories. | D. | The soil wore out
and decreased farm production. |
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Which town was not established originally as a depot along a railroad
line?
A. | Gastonia | B. | Hickory | C. | High
Point | D. | Wilmington |
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4.
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Who discovered that controlled heat improved the curing of tobacco?
A. | Washington Duke | B. | John Odell | C. | Stephen
Slade | D. | Furnifold Simmons |
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Growth in what other industry in North Carolina was helped by tobacco
producers?
A. | cotton textiles | B. | fertilizer | C. | furniture | D. | railroads |
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Which statement best explains what hampered the early success of cotton
mills in North Carolina?
A. | A better source of fuel was needed to run the mills. | B. | The work force was
not trained to use the machinery in the mills. | C. | The planters needed more slaves in order to
produce more cotton. | D. | The mill operators needed better roads to ship
their products to market. |
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Where was the first graded school established in North Carolina?
A. | Asheville | B. | Charlotte | C. | Fayetteville | D. | Wilmington |
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Which college, originally for white men only, required all students to have
military training when it opened in 1889?
A. | North Carolina College of Agricultural and Mechanical Arts | B. | North Carolina
Normal and Industrial School | C. | St. Augustine Normal School | D. | Slater Industrial
Institute |
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What college later became Winston-Salem State University?
A. | Biddle College | B. | St. Augustine Normal School | C. | Slater Industrial
Institute | D. | Trinity College |
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What ethnic group started Wachovia National Bank in Winston?
A. | African Americans | B. | Germans | C. | Moravians | D. | Scots-Irish |
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Which statement best explains how the growth of industry impacted North
Carolina’s farmers?
A. | Farmers produced fewer crops. | B. | Farmers left their farms and moved to
towns. | C. | Farmers had to produce different crops to support the industries. | D. | Farmers made less
money because mill workers were paid more. |
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What problem was created by having more people living on North Carolina’s
farms?
A. | Too much food was produced. | B. | The land became less
productive. | C. | There was less land for industrial development. | D. | There was no land
available to attract new settlers. |
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Which statement best explains how the demand of landowners to plant only
one crop hurt sharecroppers?
A. | There was no guarantee that the one crop could be sold for a
profit. | B. | The sharecroppers only received money if the landowner made a
profit. | C. | The sharecroppers had to borrow more money to buy food and
clothing. | D. | The crops drained the land of nutrients and left the sharecroppers with worn-out
land. |
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How did the opening of the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanical
Arts help North Carolina’s farmers?
A. | It enabled them to go to college on credit. | B. | It trained them for
jobs outside of farming. | C. | It taught them how to grow crops more
efficiently. | D. | It created political organizations to support the causes of the
farmers. |
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Which idea was not supported by the Farmers’ Alliance?
A. | lower interest rates | B. | increased production | C. | more money in
circulation | D. | creation of cooperative stores |
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Which idea was not supported by the Fusionists?
A. | the reduction of the black vote | B. | the direct election of justices of the
peace | C. | the repayment of debt without the loss of land | D. | the naming of an
election judge from each party to oversee vote counting |
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What campaign issue helped the Democrats regain power in North Carolina in
1898?
A. | lower taxes | B. | state’s rights | C. | white
supremacy | D. | woman’s right to vote |
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What North Carolina city was the scene of a major race riot in 1898?
A. | Charlotte | B. | Fayetteville | C. | Greensboro | D. | Wilmington |
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19.
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Which territory did the United States acquire as a result of the
Spanish-American War?
A. | Cuba | B. | Mexico | C. | Philippines | D. | Texas |
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