1. 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

2. B. land west of the Fall Line

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

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

6. B. English

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

8. A. Wachovia

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

10. C. Fayetteville

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

12. C. yeoman

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

14. C. artisans

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

16. B. indigo

17. 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

19. 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

20. B. unfair representation

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

22. C. gold and silver

23. 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

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

26. A. Cherokee

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

28. True

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

30. True

31. Highland Scots immigrated to North Carolina when the British defeated the Highlanders at the Battle of Culloden in 1746. TrueFalse

32. True

33. 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

34. false

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

36. false

37. Slavery in the colony of NC was made legal by the Fundamental Constitution of 1669. true true false false

38. true

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

40. True

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

42. false

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

44. b. Granville District

45. ____________________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

46. A. extortion

47. _____________________ 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

48. B. Regulators

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

50. A. Tryon

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

52. C. Anarchy

53. ____________________ 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

55. 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

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

58. A. Jamestown

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