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Section 3 Quizbowl
8th Grade History Bowl Section Three Questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the name of NC's first steamboat? | Prometheus |
| In 1836, who was elected as the NC governor? | Edward B. Dudley |
| In which year was a short experimental railroad constructed in Fayetteville? | 1828 |
| Who founded Wake Forest College? | The Baptists |
| Name four supporters of the Whig party in NC. | William Gaston, Edward Stanly, Edward B. Dudley and Governor David L. Swain |
| When was the NC railroad officially opened? | January 29, 1856 |
| Where was the first public school in NC located? | Rockingham County |
| Who was the editor of the "North Carolina Standard"? | William H. Holden |
| What two novels did Calvin H. Wiley publish? | "Alamance" and "Roanoke" |
| What was special about Edwin Michael Holt's textile mill? | It was the first in the South to manufacture colored cotton fabric (Alamance Plaids) |
| Which novel was the first to use NC as a setting? | "Eoneguski" by Robert Strange |
| What percent of the white population in NC owned slaves in 1860? | 28% |
| In 1860, how many states had a larger free black population than NC, and what were the names of those states? | Five States; Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York |
| What are Slave Codes? | Laws defining the social, economic, and physical status of slaves |
| What was the name of the nation's first African-American newspaper? | "Freedom's Journal" |
| Who was NC's largest slaveholder in 1860? | Paul Cameron |
| Who was credited with organizing the first Methodist church in Fayetteville? | Henry Evans |
| Which slave revolt was the bloodiest in US history? | The Nat Turner Rebellion |
| Who was the largest black slaveholder in the South, and how many slaves did he own? | John Carruthers Stanley, 160 slaves |
| Why did the US grow rapidly during the first half of the 19th century? | Because of land purchases, exploration, settlement and conquest |
| In which year did the US Constitution abolish international slave trade to America? | 1808 |
| What were the three distinct sections of the country in the mid-1800s? | The North, the South, and the West |
| In 1860, how many people in NC listed their occupation as "farmer"? | 87,000 |
| Who invented the cotton gin and when was it created? | Eli Whitney, 1793 |
| About how many slaves were in the Missouri Territory in 1818? | 2,000 |
| Who proposed the Missouri Compromise? | Senator Henry Clay |
| What was the significance of 36°30' North? | All new states admitted north of the line were to be "free" states, and all new states admitted south of the line were to be "slave" states |
| Who founded the American Anti-Slavery Society? | William Lloyd Garrison |
| Why did Senator John C. Calhoun oppose the Compromise of 1850? | It put limits on slavery |
| How many people died in "Bleeding Kansas"? | 200 |
| When was the Republican Party created? | 1854 |
| What was the name of the people who wanted the southern states to secede from the Union? | Fire-Eaters |
| Who wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin"? | Harriet Beecher Stove |
| How much did slave owners offer for Harriet Tubman's capture? | $40,000 |
| Why did John Brown seize a federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia? | He intended to use the weapons there to arm slaves for a revolt |
| How many candidates ran for presidency in the election of 1860? | Four |
| What is a statement of principles and policies that the political party supports? | A platform |
| Which candidate won the most votes in NC for the election of 1860? | John C. Breckinridge |
| In the election of 1860, who was the candidate for the Constitutional Union Party, and which state was he from? | John C. Bell, Tennessee |
| Which president asked Congress to declare war in 1812? | President James Madison |
| Which county was Benjamin Forsyth from? | Stokes County |
| How did Benjamin Forsyth die? | He was killed in the battle of Odelltown |
| Who was President Madison's wife, and where was she from? | Dolley Payne Madison, Guilford County, NC |
| Which treaty ended the war of 1812? | The Treaty of Ghent |
| What was another name for the War of 1812? | The Second War for Independence |
| Who was the hero of the Battle of New Orleans? | Andrew Jackson |
| Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner? | Francis Scott Key |
| Who created the story about Rip Van Winkle? | Washington Irving |
| During the early 1800s, NC fell behind the other states in what? | agriculture, transportation, manufacturing, and education |
| What state reforms did Archibald Debow Murphey support? | Internal improvements, public education, revision of the state constitution, and drainage of swamplands |
| Why did the Murphy plan fail? | Because of a lack of financing and lack of public support |
| How much did a round-ship passage on the Prometheus from Wilmington to Smithville cost? | $2.00 |
| Who won the popular vote in NC for the presidential election of 1824? | Andrew Jackson |
| Who did Andrew Jackson choose to serve as the Secretary of the Navy? | John Branch |
| Which Chief Justice ruled that Georgia could not remove the Cherokee Indians from their land? | John Marshall |
| Which act enabled Andrew Jackson to force Native Americans living east of the Mississippi to move west? | The Indian Removal Act of 1830 |
| What did the 1830 census show about the NC population for the first time? | Western NC had a larger population than Eastern NC |
| What party was formed in 1834 to oppose Andrew Jackson? | The Whig Party |
| What did Governor David Swain call for in 1834-35? | a NC Constitutional Convention |
| Who was the president of the NC Constitutional Convention in 1835? | Nathaniel Macon |
| What did Article 32 of the NC Constitution state? | Catholics, Jews, and Atheists could not hold office |
| What is a referendum? | A vote of the people |
| From 1830-1860, which political party was in power in NC? | The Whig Party |
| Who became the governor of NC in 1836? | Edward B. Dudley |
| Trinity College became the forerunner of which university? | Duke University |
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