True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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North Carolina did not ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.
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Jesse Helms supported progressive, liberal ideas.
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North Carolina did not become metropolitan until after 1970.
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Urban sprawl created a tremendous amount of shopping and entertainment in North
Carolina’s metropolitan areas.
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5.
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The number of North Carolina farms decreased dramatically after 1970, causing a
drastic decline in the number of farm products that were available to consumers.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which group of people would have benefited most from the Equal Rights
Amendment?
A. | blacks | B. | immigrants | C. | Native
Americans | D. | women |
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What North Carolina city is not part of the Piedmont Triad?
A. | Asheville | B. | Greensboro | C. | High
Point | D. | Winston-Salem |
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What community was demolished to make way for urban renewal?
A. | Bethel | B. | Brooklyn | C. | Cary | D. | Clemmons |
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What marketing strategy was used by Ralph T. Ketner?
A. | eliminating the sales tax from food | B. | running ads in the local
newspapers | C. | giving away free groceries in weekly drawings | D. | discounting the
price of canned and packaged food |
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What factor was not a reason for the decreasing profits of the tobacco
industry in North Carolina?
A. | publicized health risks of using tobacco | B. | weather-related
damage to tobacco crops | C. | restrictive advertising for tobacco
products | D. | tobacco settlements with government officials |
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What development began to hurt North Carolina’s textile industry in the
1980s?
A. | competition from Asia | B. | advances in technology | C. | declining production
of cotton | D. | textile factories in other states |
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What condition is associated with interstate banking?
A. | unlimited ATMs | B. | higher interest rates | C. | branches in other
states | D. | branches in other towns |
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Why was the ridge law passed?
A. | to prevent mountaintop mining | B. | to regulate the cutting of
forests | C. | to preserve the shape of the mountains | D. | to maintain the view from mountain
tops |
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9.
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What hurricane caused the largest recorded flood in North Carolina since the
settlement of Roanoke?
A. | Andrew | B. | Floyd | C. | Fran | D. | Hugo |
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10.
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Which financial company does not have its headquarters in
Charlotte?
A. | Bank of America | B. | Chase | C. | First
Union | D. | Wachovia |
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Matching
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Match the location to the business that originated there. A. | Hardee’s | D. | Krispy Kreme | B. | Food Lion | E. | Lowe’s | C. | Harris-Teeter |
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North Wilkesboro
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Salisbury
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Rocky Mount
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Mooresville
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Winston-Salem
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