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Study Guide 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How many regions does NC have? | 3 |
| What are the regions of NC? | mountain, piedmont, coastal plain |
| What is a sound? | body of salt water almost enclosed by land; shallow |
| What are the 2 sub-regions in the Piedmont region? | Foothills, Sandhills |
| What are the 3 largest sounds in NC? | Albemarle, Pamlico, Currituck |
| What are our barrier islands called along the coast of NC? | Outer Banks |
| What is the tallest mountain in NC? What county is it in? How tall is it? | Mt. Mitchell, 6,684 ft, Yancey |
| What is NC's largest man-made lake? | Lake Norman |
| What's NC's largest natural lake? | Lake Mattamuskeet |
| What are NC's five largest cities in order from greatest to smallest? | Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Durham, Winston-Salem |
| What is the capital city of NC? | Raleigh |
| What NC river flows directly into an ocean? | Cape Fear River |
| What river flows north out of NC? | New River |
| What are the 5 main Indian tribes in NC? | Hatteras, Chowanoc, Tuscarora, Catawba, Cherokee |
| Which tribes were connected to the Iroquoi? | Cherokee, Tuscarora |
| Which tribes spoke the Algonquian language? | Chowanoc, Hatteras |
| Who sent expeditions to NC in the late 1500's trying to establish a colony? | Raleigh |
| How many expeditions were sent to the New World? | 3 |
| What island were the first 2 unsuccessful colonies settled on? | Roanoke Island |
| What are the 5 theories that try to explain the Lost Colony? | Indians, spanish raid, suffered drought, moved north, The Atlantic |
| Who was the first English Child born in the New World? | Virginia Dare |
| Who was the first girl named for? | Virgin Queen (Queen Elizabeth) |
| Who led the first colonial attempt by Raleigh? | Ralph Lane |
| Who made up the first colony? | A bunch of men. (military) |
| What prevented John White from returning with supplies from England? | War with Spain |
| What did Henry the Navigator do? | He sponsored the expeditions and had schools. |
| What did Dias do? | Found the Cape of Good Hope. |
| What did De Gama do? | Went to India |
| What did Columbus set out to do? | Find a west passage to India sailing. |
| How were the Aztects so easily conquered? | The Spanish had guns, horses, diseases, recruited Aztec enemies. Aztecs thought the Spanish were gods. |
| How were the Incas so easily conquered? | Pizzaro took their leader. |
| Which Spanish explorer came closest to present day Mooresville? | Hernando deSoto |
| What was/were the main goal(s) of the Spanish in the New World? | Convert everyone to Christianity, gold/silver, land |
| What was/were the main goal(s) of the French in the New World? | Set up a trade network with fur. |
| What was/were the main goal(s) of the English in the New World? | They wanted to claim land and colonize. |
| What are the 2 branches of Christianity? | Catholics and Protestants. |
| What 2 reasons did the King of Spain want to marry Elizabeth? | He wanted to have wealth and power along with converting everyone to Catholic. |
| What was the large group of Spanish ships called that attacked England? | Spanish Armada. |
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