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| Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| How many regions does NC have? What are they? | 3 - Mountain, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain |
| What is a sound? | broad inlet of water usually parallel to the coast |
| What are the two sub-regions in the Piedmont region? | Foothills & Sandhills |
| What are the three largest sounds in NC? | Pamlico, Currituck, & Albemarle |
| What are our barrier islands called along the coast of NC? | Outerbanks |
| What is the tallest mountain in NC? How tall is it? What county is it in? | Mt. Mitchell - Yancy - 6684 ft. |
| What is NC's largest man-made lake? Natural lake? | Lake Norman, Lake Mattamusket |
| What are NC's five largest cities in order from greatest to smallest? If the capital city is in your list, highlight that city. | Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Durham, Winston-Salem |
| What NC river flows directly into the Atlantic? | Cape Fear River |
| What river flows north out of NC? | New River |
| What are the five main Indian tribes in NC? | Cherokee, Tuscarora, Catawba (Main 3), Chowanoc, Hatteras |
| Which tribes were connected to the Iroquoi? | Tuscarora, Cherokee |
| Which tribes spoke the Algonquian Language? | Hatteras, Chowanoc |
| Who sent expeditions to NC in the late 1500's trying to establish a colony? How many expeditions were sent? | Sir Walter Raleigh sent 3 |
| What island were the first two unsuccessful colonies settled on? | Roanoke |
| Briefly list all five theories that try to explain the Lost Colony. | 1 - settlers killed by Croatoan Indians. 2 - Spanish Raid. 3 - Moved North. 4 - Drought. 5 - Into the Atlantic |
| Who was the first English Child born in the New World? Who was she named for? | Virginia Dare - Queen Elizabeth |
| Who led the first colonial attempt by Raleigh? Who made up the colony? | Ralph Lane - Military Men |
| What prevented John White from returning with supplies from England? | War with Spain |
| Three men from Portugal (Henry the Navigator, Dias, DaGamma) had a huge impact on that countries efforts to find new trade routes. Briefly explain what each one did. | Henry opened a school for sailing, DaGamma used Dias' passage to reach India, and Dias found the Cape of Good Hope. |
| What did Columbus set out to do? | sail west to India |
| How were the Aztecs so easily conquered? (List reasons) | 1.they trusted spaniards, so they took advantage of that. 2. most of them died of sickness brought from Cortes, and 3. Spaniards had metal weapons and guns and horses. |
| How were the Incas so easily conquered? | they highly depended on their leader |
| Which Spanish explorer came closest to present day Mooresville? | Hernando De Soto |
| What was/were the main goal(s) of the Spanish in the New World? | Take over land |
| What was/were the main goal(s) of the French in the New World? | Trade, like fur |
| What was/were the main goal(s) of the English in the New World? | Colonize |
| Christianity is divided into two main branches. What are they? | Catholics and Protestants |
| What two reasons did the King of Spain want to marry Elizabeth I? | Take over England and to turn england back to Catholithism. |
| What was the large group of Spanish ships called that attacked England? | Spanish Armada |
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