Chapter 8 A Growing United States Grows Less United

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True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

In North Carolina, three out of four families did not own slaves.

During the early 1800s, North Carolina was characterized by bustling towns and busy seaports.

Special events, like court week and election day, were social events.

Free blacks could own slaves.

In the period before the Civil War, most farm families were large.

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Which church was found predominantly in the backcountry?

Which statement best describes one way neighbors helped one another economically in North Carolina in the early 1800s?

A.	They cooperated in marketing their crops.
B.	They shared their homes with one another.
C.	They worked together to build towns and schools.
D.	They pooled their money to purchase seed for their crops.

What occurred on muster day?

A.	All able-bodied men received military training.
B.	All able-bodied men were drafted into the state militia.
C.	All able-bodied men helped to plant crops for fall harvest.
D.	All able-bodied men demonstrated their strength and special skills.

In what month did North Carolina hold local elections?

What geographic condition was mostly responsible for promoting the growth of slavery in North Carolina?

A.	The state had a hot, humid climate.
B.	The state had a number of plantations.
C.	The state had good soil that was close to ports.
D.	The state had few weather-related incidents, like hurricanes.

Which statement gives the best example of how slave labor on plantations and farms were similar?

A.	Slaves cleared off huge areas of land.
B.	Slaves were taught a skill to become artisans.
C.	Slaves often worked in gangs to cultivate and harvest fields.
D.	Slaves cooked, cleaned, and cared for their masters’ children.

Who owned North Carolina’s Somerset Place plantation?

According to the graph, during what ten-year period did the cost of slaves stay the same?

According to the graph, in what year did slaves cost the least?

10.

Who was the free black expert cabinetmaker who owned his own shop and employed both black and white workers?

Completion
Complete each statement.

Two special events were held in North Carolina each August. One was camp meetings and the other was _________________________.

North Carolina’s largest slaveholding county was ____________________ County.

The two primary staple crops in North Carolina were cotton and ____________________.

Skilled craftpersons, like weavers, coopers, and blacksmiths, are known as ____________________.

To earn money, yeoman farmers usually planted _________________________.

To earn money, yeoman farmers usually planted _________________________.