LOTS OF POINTS AND BRAINLIEST 1. Which statements accurately describe railroad expansion in North Carolina in the 1800s? Check all that apply.

It was free of fraud and corruption.
It was tied to the growth of factories.
It resulted in thousands of miles of new railroad.
It saw the completion of every railroad that was started.
It avoided bankruptcy and other financial difficulties.
It allowed farmers to ship their crops to distant markets.

2. What resulted from the Mecklenburg Resolves? Check all that apply.

The provincial assembly gained government power.
The provincial assembly was removed from power.
Laws passed by the British government were annulled.
The Patriots seized Tryon Palace and took control.
The Declaration of Independence was written and signed.
The first shots were fired in the American Revolution.

3. What economic and political challenges did North Carolina face after gaining independence? Check all that apply.

Trade between states and trade overseas was slow to recover
Many resented government power being in the hands of easterners.
The paper money issued by the Continental Congress was worthless.
The southern part of Carolina became wealthier than the northern part.
Too many counties joined the state, causing a strain on resources.

4. What were the main causes of regional differences in North Carolina during the antebellum era? Check all that apply.

language barriers
economic inequality
varying levels of infrastructure
disagreements over slavery
lack of a state constitution
unequal participation in government

5. Why do some historians think the Regulator movement was a prelude to the American Revolution?

The goal of both was to ensure that government remained the same.
The English responded in a similar fashion to both rebellions.
Many of the grievances were the same for both causes.
Both were quick wars won by established governments.

6. How did enslaved people passively resist enslavement? Choose four answers.

by pretending to be sick
by running away
by taking extra food
by starting a revolt
by working slowly
by breaking equipment

7. Regulators believed that government officials should be

appointed by the governor.
appointed by wealthy officials.
elected by landowners.
elected by a majority vote.

8. What was the state of North Carolina’s economy after the Civil War?

The economy had improved during the war, and it only grew stronger.
The economy had weakened during the war, but it quickly bounced back.
The economy was devastated by the end of the war, and it continued to struggle.
The economy had improved during the war, but it began to struggle after the war.

9. Why did many farmers in North Carolina fail in the 1800s? Check all that apply.

They were mostly subsistence farmers.
They lacked knowledge about crop rotation.
They relied too heavily on enslaved laborers.
They practiced outdated farming methods.
They did not have modern farming technology.

10. How did improvements in transportation affect western North Carolina in the early to mid-1800s?

The region experienced no changes, as improvements were centered on the eastern part of the state.
Future presidents Andrew Johnson and James K. Polk were among those who moved into the region.
Settlement declined as migration from the mountains region to Tennessee became easier.
Trade increased and more goods became available, especially in the Piedmont.

11. Which group allowed women to hold leadership roles in the church?

Quakers
Scots-Irish
Highland Scots
Moravians

12. Read the excerpt from Jefferson Davis’s speech in which he resigned from the Senate.

A state finding herself in the condition in which Mississippi has judged she is, in which her safety requires that she should provide for the maintenance of her rights out of the Union, surrenders all the benefits . . . deprives herself of the advantages . . . severs all the ties of affection . . . which have bound her to the Union . . . taking upon herself every burden, she claims to be exempt from any power to execute the laws of the United States within her limits.

–Speech on retiring from the Senate, Jefferson Davis, January 21, 1861

According to Davis, why did Mississippi secede from the Union?

The people of Mississippi believed that they needed to separate from the Union to maintain their rights.
The people of Mississippi opposed slavery and feared that the Union would preserve it.
The people of Mississippi claimed that the Union no longer held the state in its favor.
The people of Mississippi believed that being part of the Union would be a burden.

13. What happened to the White Colony?

It mysteriously disappeared after John White left.
It was a failure, and all the colonists returned to Britain.
It became the first permanent English settlement.
It became the second permanent English settlement.