In Colonial North Carolina, the backcountry was the A. forested area B. land west of the Fall Line C. Outer Banks D. Areas outside cities

B. land west of the Fall Line

All of the following contributed to the poor transportation in NC except A. poor roads B. rugged coastline C. swollen rivers D. small population

Until 1720’s most people who settled in North Carolina were A. African B. English C. French D. Spanish

B. English

The Moravian who settled in NC called their tract of land A. Wachovia B. Granville District C. Shiloh D. Piedmont

A. Wachovia

The Highland Scots settled around present-day A. Richlands B. Wilmington C. Fayetteville D. New Bern

C. Fayetteville

Small farmers in colonial North Carolina were called A. planters B. indentured servants C. yeoman D. clergy

C. yeoman

One social group that was NOT considered upper class in colonial NC were A. public officials B. planters C. artisans D. clergy

C. artisans

Of the following products, which was NOT a naval store? A. tar B. indigo C. pitch D. rosin

B. indigo

The group that held the “power of the purse” in colonial NC was the A. governor’s council B. royal governor C. king D. colonial assembly

The conflict between the Albemarle counties and the Cape Fear counties was caused mainly by A. unfair taxes B. unfair representation C. poor transportation D. Wilmington had deep water port

B. unfair representation

Specie was A. paper money B. rated commodities C. gold and silver D. a type of animal

C. gold and silver

Which of the following was not a problem over land in the Granville District? A. squatters B. irresponsible land agents C. poor record keeping D. plenty of cheap land

During the French and Indian War, North Carolina settlements were attacked by A. Cherokee B. Tuscarora C. Creek D. Catawba

A. Cherokee

The Great Wagon Road was a trail that stretched 800 miles from Pennsylvania to Georgia. TrueFalse

True

Many of the Scot-Irish who moved to North Carolina were new to America having fled religious persecution in their home countries. TrueFalse

True

Highland Scots immigrated to North Carolina when the British defeated the Highlanders at the Battle of Culloden in TrueFalse

True

The Pennsylvania Dutch settled in the Piedmont after fleeing war, religious persecution, and poverty in their home country of the Netherlands. The Pennsylvania Dutch settled in the Piedmont after fleeing war, religious persecution, and poverty in their home country of the Netherlands. true true false false

false

Gabriel Johnston helped the Moravians—a German Protestant group—establish a settlement in present day Forsyth County.\ true true false false

false

Slavery in the colony of NC was made legal by the Fundamental Constitution of true true false false

true

North Carolina had the smallest population of enslaved African compared to other colonies TrueFalse

True

Omar Ibn said was an Arabic scholar who immigrated to North Carolina in order to help free Muslim slaves true true false false

false

___________________ a poorly administered region that contained two thirds of the colonies population a. Cape Fear region b. Granville District c. Craven County d. backcountry

b. Granville District

____________________demands for illegal fees that resulted in colonial conflicts ____________________demands for illegal fees that resulted in colonial conflicts A. extortion B. intimidation C. tax D. persecution

A. extortion

_____________________ a group who formed to combat what they saw as abuses of poOr by the colonial government A. Righteous Ones B. Regulators C. Backcountry Boys D. Sons of Liberty

B. Regulators

____________________ governor of North Carolina who defeated the Regulator movement A. Tryon B. Perdue C. Johnston D. Dobbs

A. Tryon

_____________________ a complete absence of government A. Monarchy B. Democracy C. Anarchy D. Rebellion

C. Anarchy

____________________ means of gathering money to pay for Governor Tyron’s new building in New Bern A. sales tax B. income tax C. poor tax D. poll tax

The waterway believed to connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans was A. called the Northwest Passage B. sought by many explorers C. supposedly in North America D. all the above

The first permanent English settlement in the New World was A. Jamestown B. Roanoke Island C. St Augustine D. Plymouth

A. Jamestown

An example of a rated commodity is A. tobacco B. tea C. sugar D. all the above