True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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Emancipation is the act of capturing a slave who has run away.
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2.
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The Cherokee Nation was forced to leave the southern states in 1838-1839.
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3.
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The 10th and 11th constitutional amendments dealt with states’
rights.
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The Antebellum Era is the time following the Civil War.
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5.
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Railroads were important to the development of North Carolina.
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6.
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Suffrage is the right to vote.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The antebellum era was the period of time
a. | when all houses had big columns in front. | b. | between the
beginning and end of the Civil War. | c. | in the nineteenth-century before the Civil War
began. | d. | when all slaves were given their freedom. |
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What new system became available to North Carolina in the 1830s that transformed
the state?
a. | computers | b. | railroads | c. | gas
lamps | d. | cotton gin |
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Why did many North Carolinians condemn the Federalists when Jay’s Treaty
was approved?
a. | The treaty restricted the profits North Carolina could earn. | b. | The treaty limited
the amount of rice the state could produce. | c. | Cotton was restricted in the
state. | d. | All of the above was true of Jay’s Treaty. |
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In the War of 1812, why did Americans fight the British?
a. | to end the tea tax | b. | to ensure the west could be settled by the
Americans and safe on the high seas | c. | to keep the British from inciting the Indians
to fight the white man | d. | to help end the fighting over the cotton
production |
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What did the term “republican simplicity” mean to many North
Carolinians?
a. | It was simple to be a republican. | b. | All republicans were simple-minded
people. | c. | Live simply and independently as possible. | d. | It was childish to
be in the democratic party. |
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What made North Carolina a “Rip Van Winkle” state?
a. | The leaders were not growing and changing with the times. | b. | The leaders were
resistant to republican leaders. | c. | The citizens of the state did not like
politicians. | d. | The citizens of the state were illiterate and lazy. |
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Subsistence farming practice is defined as
a. | growing many various types of crops to increase profit. | b. | planting crops every
other year to help the soil. | c. | taking the profits from the year and buying
more land. | d. | growing enough to feed their family and livestock for the
season. |
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Archibald Murphy proposed “internal improvements” for North Carolina
which included
a. | road improvements and train track installations. | b. | crop rotations and
government improvements. | c. | improved water travel and common schools in
every county. | d. | mandatory taxes for land use and building bridges over
rivers. |
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15.
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Two fires led to the capital being in
a. | Raleigh | b. | Fayetteville | c. | Durham | d. | Salem |
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The only men allowed to vote for state senator were
a. | men 25 years of age. | b. | married men with children. | c. | men who owned
slaves. | d. | men who owned 50 or more acres of land. |
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President Jackson encouraged people to move to western states by
a. | making it easier to buy federal land. | b. | lowering taxes in the west. | c. | increasing the
number of banks in the west. | d. | all of the
above. |
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Who was the first superintendent of public education?
a. | Thomas Jeferson | b. | John Caldwell | c. | Calvin H.
Wiley | d. | Nathaniel Macon |
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The Trail of Tears was a brutal journey for the
a. | Croix. | b. | Cherokees. | c. | Zunis. | d. | Creek. |
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The slave code defined
a. | when a slave could marry. | b. | the number of hours a slave could
work. | c. | the social, economic, and physical place of slaves. | d. | the number of years
a slave could go to school. |
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Examples of skilled artisans are
a. | carpenter and blacksmith. | b. | farmer and banker. | c. | slave and
freeman. | d. | white men and freed slaves. |
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Without a visible act of emancipation, a slave was a slave
a. | for at least 50 years. | b. | for life. | c. | until 70 years of
age. | d. | until the Civil War. |
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Pocosins are
a. | large forests. | b. | evergreen shrub bogs. | c. | swamps. | d. | lakefront area. |
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What two rights were denied to slaves?
a. | freedom of movement and forms of advancement | b. | voting and
marrying | c. | voting and traveling | d. | freedom of education and forms of
advancement |
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Who was president of the United States during the Trail of Tears?
a. | Dwight Eisenhower | b. | Andrew Jackson | c. | Abraham
Lincoln | d. | John Quincy Adams |
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