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NC History Questions
Questions about North Carolina's history, made my Henry
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How many regions does NC have? Plus what are they? | 3: Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain. |
| What is a sound? | A shallow are of salt water almost enclosed by land. |
| What are the two subreagions in the Piedmont region? | Foothills and Sandhills |
| What are they three largest sounds in NC? | Pamlico, Albermarle, Currituck. |
| What are the barrier islands called along the coast of NC? | Outer Banks. |
| What is the tallest mountain in NC? | Mt. Michel. |
| What county is the largest mountain in NC in? | Yancey County. |
| What is the largest man-made lake in NC? | Lake Norman. |
| What is the largest natural lake in NC? | Lake Madmusket. |
| What is NC's largest city? | Charotte |
| What is NC's second largest city? | Raleigh |
| Which NC river flows directly into the Atlantic? | Cape Fear River. |
| Which river flows North out of NC? | New River |
| What is the five main Indian tribes in NC? | The Hatteras, Chowanoc, Tuscurora, Catawba and Cherokee. |
| Which tribes were connected by the Iroquoi? | Cherokee and Tuscarora. |
| Which tribes spoke the Algonquian Language? | The Hatteras and the Chowanoc. |
| Who sent the expedition to NC in the late 1500's trying to esablish a colony? | Walter Raleigh. |
| How many expenditions were sent to esablish a colony? | 3. |
| What island were the first two unsuccessful colonies se | Roanoke Island. |
| Who was the first English Born child in the New World? | Virginia Dare. |
| Who was the first born child in the New World born for? | Queen Elizibeth (The Virgin Queen) |
| What did Columbus set out to do? | Find a faster route to India. |
| How were the Aztecs so easily conquered? | They thought the Spanish were their gods, diseased from England, the Spanish had horses and guns. |
| How were the Incas so easily conquered? | Dependunt on their ruler, Pizuno kidnapped their ruler. Made them pay with gold, then killed him. |
| What were the main goal(s) of the Spanish in the New World? | Find new land, Gold and convert indians to Christianity. |
| What was the main goal(s) of the French in the New World? | Land, to trade fur. |
| What were they goal(s) of the English in the New World? | New land, for colonies, expand the Empire. |
| Christianity is divided into two main branches, what are they? | Catholic, Protestant |
| What teo reasons did the Kind of Spain want to marry Elizabeth I? | To expand the empire by rule of Spain, covert Catholic. |
| What was the larde group of Spanish ships called that attacked England? | The Spanish Armada. |
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