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Term
Who believes that around the 15th century Creek Indians from the south invaded the area that is now known as the Pee Dee River Valley?
Definition
Archaeologists
Term
Creek Indians settled in the upper reaches of the Pee Dee River before it flows into what is now which state?
Definition
South Carolina
Term
In what county did Creek Indians select for a site on a bluff overlooking the Little River?
Definition
Montgomery County
Term
In Montgomery County, people from the surrounding villages gathered for?
Definition
religious and political ceremonies.
Term
In the Creek Indian ceremonial center, on its western edge, a mound was built to serve as a foundation for a major what?
Definition
temple.
Term
Directly in front of the Creek Indians mound, across a plaza, was who’s house?
Definition
Miko’s house
Term
What is a Miko?
Definition
The Miko was the chief political and religious leader of the Creeks.
Term
The Creek Indians also used what as a burial ground?
Definition
Ceremonial Center
Term
How were Creek Indian Adults buried?
Definition
In shallow pits, wrapped in blankets or mats.
Term
How were Creek Indian Children buried?
Definition
Children were often placed in large pots made especially for this purpose.
Term
One of the many Creek Indian ceremonies was known as what?
Definition
new corn or Busk ceremony
Term
The Busk ceremony, held in the latter part of July, was to celebrate what?
Definition
The ripening of the new corn.
Term
What ceremony began with four days of fasting?
Definition
Busk ceremony
Term
The Busk ceremony began with four days of fasting followed by a ritual purification of the body performed how?
Definition
By scratching the body with a gar tooth comb and taking of the black drink to cleanse the inner being.
Term
After the ritual purification of the body during the Busk Ceremony, a new fire would be kindled and then what would happen?
Definition
All debts canceled, houses were cleaned and repaired, new clothes were made, and a fresh start was made on the new year.
Term
What was the focal point of the Creek Indian ceremonial center?
Definition
The flat-top pyramid mound and its temple.
Term
The Creek Indian mound was built of earth brought in by the people in baskets from where?
Definition
the surrounding fields.
Term
Inside the Creek Indian temple, what were along each wall?
Definition
Benches
Term
What was the importance of the symbols on each wall of the Creek Indian Temple?
Definition
Symbols marked the seating arrangement of the clans.
Term
In the Creek Indian temple, against which wall was a small platform where the sacred conch shell was kept along with other religious articles.
Definition
the north wall
Term
In the conch shell the priests mixed a tea brewed from leaves of the Youpon bush and believed by the Native Americans to purge evil from the body. What was this tea called?
Definition
"""black drink"""
Term
Located in the center of the Creek Indian temple was what?
Definition
the fire pit
Term
In the center of the Creek Indian temple was the fire pit. What is special about the fire pit?
Definition
the sacred fire was kept burning throughout the year.
Term
How many acres is Roanoke Island Festival Park?
Definition
27-acres
Term
What is across from Roanoke Island?
Definition
the Manteo waterfront
Term
Roanoke Island’s celebrates its place in history as?
Definition
the birthplace of English-speaking America.
Term
In what year did the dream of an English-speaking nation begin on the shores of Roanoke Island?
Definition
1584
Term
The Jamestown settlement was how many years after Roanoke Island?
Definition
twenty-three years
Term
What country was Roanoke Island home to for the first settlement?
Definition
The first temporary English settlement
Term
Roanoke Island in the New World was sponsored by?
Definition
Sir Walter Raleigh
Term
In what years was their a settlement on Roanoke Island?
Definition
1584 to 1587.
Term
Festival Park celebrates this period of Roanoke Island history through a representation of a 16th century ship called?
Definition
the Elizabeth II
Term
What are some of the ways Festival Park celebrates Roanoak Island History?
Definition
the Elizabeth II, living history programs, an interactive museum and a variety of performing and visual arts"
Term
Sir Walter Raleigh’s second expedition voyage to Roanoke Island arrived when?
Definition
July 1585
Term
Sir Walter Raleigh sent the second of three voyages to Roanoke Island in honor of?
Definition
Queen Elizabeth I
Term
Queen Elizabeth I was also called?
Definition
the Virgin Queen
Term
The primary purpose of Sir Walter Raleigh’s second voyage expedition was to?
Definition
build a fort and to establish a military colony on Roanoke Island.
Term
How many ships left England in April of 1585?
Definition
seven
Term
Who was in command of the ships sent to build a fort and to establish a military colony on Roanoke Island?
Definition
Sir Richard Grenville was in command
Term
Simon Fernando had what position on the ships that left England in April of 1585?
Definition
Pilot
Term
How many sailors and soldiers onboard the second expedition voyage of Sir Walter Raleigh?
Definition
500 to 600 sailors and soldiers onboard
Term
At Roanoke Island, the men began building an earthen fort and houses based on what kind of style of home?
Definition
Elizabethan Tudor styles.
Term
The governor of the Roanoke Island colony along with other members of the colony, explored the land and waters looking for gold and other riches?"
Definition
Ralph Lane
Term
Also traveling with the 1585 expedition to Roanoke Island were a scientist and an artist, who were charged with recording all they could about the land and its inhabitants. What were the names of the two men?
Definition
Thomas Harriot – scientist and John White – artist
Term
Was the colony of Roanoke Island successful?
Definition
No because it had so many problems
Term
How long did Thomas Harriot and John White stay on Roanoke Island?
Definition
After a year the men returned to England.
Term
What was the name of one of the seven ships involved in the 1585 expedition?
Definition
Elizabeth.
Term
Who was the captain of the Elizabeth?
Definition
Thomas Cavendish
Term
What was Thomas Cavendish’s nationality?
Definition
Englishman
Term
Thomas Cavendish was the second Englishman to do something. What was it?
Definition
lead an expedition around the world?
Term
Who was the first Englishman to lead an expedition around the world?
Definition
Sir Francis Drake.
Term
Was the Elizabeth a small, mid-size or large ship for the time?
Definition
Small
Term
For the 1585 expedition, was the Elizabeth a small, mid-size or large ship in the fleet?
Definition
Mid-size
Term
The Elizabeth took part in the capture of what?
Definition
two Spanish vessels in the Caribbean.
Term
Where is the Elizabeth II docked?
Definition
Manteo
Term
Why was the Elizabeth an ideal choice as the basis of a tourist attraction?
Definition
With a small draft (the amount of the ship underwater) this mid-size ship would be able to work in the shallow waters around Roanoke Island, but would still have enough space on deck to accommodate a crowd of people.
Term
Is the Elizabeth II a replica or a representation and explain why?
Definition
A representation built to give us a broad example of similar ships by using a generic composite of authentic design components. It is not a replica because it’s not an exact copy of the Elizabeth.
Term
The Elizabeth II was built as part of what Celebration?
Definition
America’s Quadra-centennial Celebration
Term
Who suggested the construction of the Elizabeth II?
Definition
Gov. James B. Hunt
Term
When did the construction of the Elizabeth II began
Definition
July 1982
Term
The Elizabeth II was launched when?
Definition
November 22nd, 1983
Term
The English would have used what kind of wood for the Elizabeth’s construction?
Definition
white oak (a hard sturdy wood) for most of the ship’s construction
Term
The Elizabeth II is framed with?
Definition
treated yellow pine, and planked with juniper, also called Atlantic white cedar
Term
how was the Elizabeth 2 ship painted?
Definition
with bright colors.
Term
how is the Elizabeth 2 rigged?
Definition
Square-rigged
Term
how many masts does the Elizabeth 2 have?
Definition
three.
Term
what is square rigged?
Definition
sails being square to the fore and aft line of the ship,not the shape of the sails.
Term
what is bark
Definition
it is the measure of size and volume
Term
what is a tunnes?
Definition
a barrel that holds 252 gallons of liquid.
Term
When was Bath considered a town?
Definition
1706 - 1707
Term
What State were many of the early settlers from?
Definition
Virginia
Term
Name the Governor and the Chief of Justice who both moved to Bath in the early 1700's? Also name the Naturalist and a founder of Bath?
Definition
Govenor - Charles Eden; Chief of Justice - Christopher Gale;
Term
Name the Naturalist and a founder of Bath and New Bern?
Definition
"John Lawson, noted naturalist and a founder of Bath and New Bern"
Term
What was Blackbeard's real name?
Definition
Edward Teach
Term
"What moved from Bath to the town of Washington, 15 miles up the Pamlico?"
Definition
water-based trade
Term
Name the earliest North Carolina church still in continuous use and when was it built?
Definition
"St. Thomas Church, built in 1734, in Bath"
Term
In what year was Colonel Maurice Moore of South Carolina granted 1500 acres of land on the west bank of the Cape Fear River
Definition
1725
Term
How many acres was the town of Brunswick laid out on?
Definition
320 acres
Term
Who was the town of Brunswick named after?
Definition
"King George I, Duke of Brunswick"
Term
When were the first lots sold in the town of Brunswick?
Definition
1726
Term
What town was the official port of entry for all ships entering the Cape Fear River?
Definition
town of Brunswick
Term
What year did the Spanish attack the town of Brunswick?
Definition
1748
Term
What year was construction begun on St. Philip's Church in the town of Brunswick?
Definition
1754
Term
What year was construction complete on St. Philip's Church in the town of Brunswick?
Definition
1768
Term
Brunswick was the scene of armed resistance to the Stamp Act in what years?
Definition
1765-1766
Term
What caused the ruins of Brunswick Town?
Definition
. Brunswick was burned during the Revolutionary War and never became a thriving town again
Term
What fort was was built over the ruins of Brunswick Town?
Definition
Fort Anderson
Term
What War was Fort Anderson built for?
Definition
Civil War
Term
What fort was built over the ruins of Brunswick Town?
Definition
Fort Anderson
Term
Fort Anderson was built over the ruins of what town?
Definition
Brunswick town
Term
Fort Anderson was built as part of the Lower _______ _______ defenses?
Definition
Lower Cape Fear Defenses
Term
What port was Fort Anderson built to protect?
Definition
Port Wilmington
Term
How many five gun batteries?
Definition
two
Term
When did the confederate troops evacuate Fort Anderson?
Definition
"The morning of February 19, 1865"
Term
What town were the Union ships heading toward during the Civil War?
Definition
Wilmington
Term
"During the Civil War, what Fort did the Union occupy before moving on to Wilmington?"
Definition
Fort Anderson
Term
What town is Fort Dobbs located near?
Definition
Statesville
Term
What year was Fort Dobbs built?
Definition
1756
Term
What war was Fort Dobbs built for?
Definition
French and Indian War
Term
Why selected the site for Fort Dobbs?
Definition
Captain Hugh Waddell
Term
Who was Fort Dobbs named for?
Definition
Arthur Dobbs
Term
Who became the Governor of NC in 1754?
Definition
Arthur Dobbs
Term
What time of year did Arthur Dobbs arrive from Britain?
Definition
late in the year
Term
How did Captain Hugh Waddell describe Fort Dobbs?
Definition
"""a good and Substantial Building of the Dimensions following the Oblong Square fifty-three feet by forty in height twenty-four and one-half feet"" with oak walls and three floors."
Term
What fort did Waddell use as his headquarters?
Definition
Fort Dobbs
Term
"On the night of February 27, 1760, who attacked Fort Dobbs in the only direct attack ever attempted against the fort?"
Definition
some 60-70 Cherokees
Term
Was Waddell and his rangers successful in defending their fort?
Definition
Yes
Term
In 1763 the French and Indian War officially ended with the signing of what?
Definition
the Treaty of Paris.
Term
What year did the French and Indian War officially end?
Definition
1763
Term
Who owns the Historic Edenton State Historic Site?
Definition
It is one of North Carolina’s state-owned and operated historic sites.
Term
What is at the Historic Edenton State Historic Site?
Definition
"The 1800/1827 James Iredell House and dependencies, the 1767 Chowan County Courthouse, and the Historic Edenton Visitor Center."
Term
"In the visitor center of the Historic Edenton State Historic Site is an exhibit room, which features what?"
Definition
"an exhibit detailing the life of Harriet Ann Jacobs, writer, abolitionist, and educator."
Term
"When, where, and how was Harriet Jacobs born?"
Definition
Born into slavery in Edenton in 1813
Term
Who escaped to freedom by way of the Maritime Underground Railroad?
Definition
Harriet Jacobs
Term
In what year did Harriet Jacobs escape from Edenton’s port?
Definition
in 1842.
Term
What was the name of Harriet Jacobs story?
Definition
She wrote the story of her life in 1861 - Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Term
"Because of Harriet Jacobs documented escape, Edenton’s waterfront Colonial Park is included in what National Trail?"
Definition
the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Trail.
Term
James Iredell was born in what year?
Definition
(1751-
Term
Who came to Edenton from his native England at the age of 17?
Definition
James Iredell
Term
What position did James Iredell come to Edenton to assume?
Definition
the position of Deputy Collector of Revenue for the Port of Roanoke.
Term
What was Samuel Johnston’s profession?
Definition
"a lawyer, planter and powerful political figure in the colonies. "
Term
What Committee was Samuel Johnston named to?
Definition
"the Committee of Correspondence in 1773,"
Term
Who was President of the Third and Fourth North Carolina Provincial Congress?
Definition
Samuel Johnston
Term
Who was the North Carolina Governor from 1787-1789?
Definition
Samuel Johnston
Term
Who was the first United States Senator for North Carolina from 1789-1793?
Definition
Samuel Johnston
Term
James Iredell read law under who?
Definition
Samuel Johnston
Term
How old was James Iredell when he became licensed to practice law in the courts of North Carolina?
Definition
age of nineteen.
Term
During the American Revolution James Iredell served as what?
Definition
Attorney General of North Carolina (1779-1781)
Term
What year was the U.S. Constitution at the first Constitutional Convention held?
Definition
in 1788.
Term
Who published a pamphlet stating that North Carolina could not remain as a separate State outside the new government of the United States?
Definition
Samuel Johnson and James Iredell
Term
North Carolina became the _________ state when the delegates voted to ratify the constitution at the second Constitutional Convention in 1789.
Definition
twelth
Term
"In referring to the ratification process in North Carolina, who wrote, “More than any other person, the credit must go to James Iredell.”?"
Definition
Noted North Carolina historian Dr. Thomas C. Parramore
Term
In 1788 Rowan County was divided and a new county was formed. What was the name of the new county?
Definition
Iredell in honor of James Iredell.
Term
Is Iredell County situated in the sandhills section of the state?
Definition
"No, the piedmont section of the state."
Term
What year did President George Washington nominate James Iredell to be an associate justice on the first United States Supreme Court?
Definition
"On February 8, 1790 "
Term
"What happened on February 8, 1790?"
Definition
President George Washington nominated James Iredell to be an associate justice on the first United States Supreme Court
Term
What was James Iredell’s job when he died?
Definition
Justice
Term
What was the date of the death of James Iredell?
Definition
"October 20, 1799. "
Term
What was the name of the dissenting opinion James Iredell wrote while serving on the Supreme Court?
Definition
Chisholm v. Georgia
Term
James Iredell’s opinion which is Chisholm v. Georgia formed the basis for what Amendment?
Definition
Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution
Term
What date was the eleventh Amendment passed into law?
Definition
"January 8, 1798"
Term
In 1773 James Iredell married who’s sister?
Definition
Samuel Johnston
Term
What was James and Hannah Iredell sons name?
Definition
"James Iredell, Jr. (1788-1853)"
Term
What years did James Iredell Jr. serve in the North Carolina General Assembly?
Definition
in 1813 and again from 1816-1828.
Term
What years did James Iredell Jr. serve as the N.C. Governor?
Definition
(1827-1828)
Term
What years did James Iredell Jr. serve as a United States Senator?
Definition
(1828-1831).
Term
What was the 1767 Chowan County Courthouse referred to as?
Definition
“the finest Georgian courthouse in the South.”
Term
What year was the Chowan County Courthouse designated a National Historic Landmark?
Definition
1970
Term
What years was the Chowan County Courthouse closed for restoration?
Definition
1996 until 2004.
Term
An Act of the Assembly passed in 1723 requires whom to maintain offices in Edenton?
Definition
"the Chief Justice, Secretary, Attorney General and Surveyor General along with other public officials"
Term
In what year did the General Assembly began either meeting in Edenton or New Bern?
Definition
After March 1737
Term
Where and when was the last meeting of the General Assembly?
Definition
Edenton in November 1743
Term
What year did archaeologist find the 20’ x 30’ foundation of the brick Council Chamber under the 1767 courthouse?
Definition
2001
Term
"How much did the Chowan County courthouse bell, cast by Shane Bell Foundry of Baltimore, Maryland, weigh?"
Definition
Five hundred twenty-three pounds
Term
Who did Chowan County Courthouse donate their bell to during the Civil War?
Definition
the Confederacy
Term
What date did President James Monroe receive a twenty-one-gun salute when he arrived in Edenton?
Definition
In April 1819
Term
Who was investigating the possibility of re-opening the Roanoke Inlet through the Outer Banks to provide a more direct shipping route from the ocean to Edenton?
Definition
President James Monroe
Term
Where was the town of Halifax founded?
Definition
on the south bank of the Roanoke River
Term
What were five reasons Halifax became a focal point for the entire valley?
Definition
"Halifax was a river port, county seat, crossroads, social center, and a farmers' market"
Term
In 1769 Halifax could boast of how many houses and public buildings?
Definition
nearly sixty
Term
Who met in Halifax in the spring of 1776?
Definition
"North Carolina's Fourth Provincial Congress. , What was the date North Carolina's Fourth Provincial Congress unanimously adopted a document later called the ""Halifax Resolves"" recommending independence from England?"
Term
What did the Fifth Provincial Congress assemble in Halifax late in the fall of 1776 to draft and approve?
Definition
North Carolina's first state constitution
Term
Who was the first NC governor appointed?
Definition
Richard Caswell
Term
How did Halifax serve the revolutionary cause?
Definition
as a military recruiting center and supply depot and was the site of a publicly operated arms factory
Term
When did Cornwallis briefly occupied the town of Halifax?
Definition
in May 1781 on his northward march toward Virginia and eventual surrender at Yorktown.
Term
What “age” did Halifax and the Roanoke Valley enter after the Revolution?
Definition
"a ""golden age."""
Term
How many men did Royal Governor William Tryon lead into battle at the Alamance Battleground?
Definition
"slightly less than 1,000 North Carolina militiamen"
Term
"The North Carolina militiamen, in the battle of Alamance, went into battle against how many backcountry farmers known as Regulators?"
Definition
"2,000"
Term
What was the day of the Alamance Battle?
Definition
"Thursday, May 16, 1771. "
Term
Why was the two-hour Battle of Alamance named that?
Definition
Because of its occurrence near Great Alamance Creek (in then Orange County)
Term
What time did the Battle of Alamance start and end?
Definition
Started at noon and ended around 2 p.m.
Term
How many militia men were killed and wounded in the Battle of Alamance?
Definition
Nine killed and sixty-one wounded.
Term
What were the estimated Regulators killed in the Battle of Alamance?
Definition
Ranges from nine to one hundred with an undetermined number reported wounded
Term
What did the backcountry farmers start calling themselves in 1768?
Definition
Regulators
Term
What was Edmund Fanning’s job?
Definition
Served as the register of deeds in Orange County.
Term
Who was considered to be the most influential of all the Regulator leaders?
Definition
"Herman Husband, a Quaker"
Term
"In 1780, who built their house on the Alamance Battleground?"
Definition
John Allen
Term
John Allen’s house at the Alamance Battleground was restored to show what?
Definition
to show the lifestyle of those living in the 18th- century backcountry.
Term
What jobs did John Allen have?
Definition
"He was a farmer, schoolteacher, lawyer, and craftsman. "
Term
"Rachel, John Allen’s wife, served as what?"
Definition
"a ""traveling doctor,"""
Term
Tryon Palace was originally constructed between what years?
Definition
1767 and 1770
Term
Who was the first person to live at Tryon Palace?
Definition
Royal Governor William Tryon
Term
What year di Royal Governor William Tryon come to North Carolina?
Definition
1764
Term
Who designed Tryon Palace in the Georgian style?
Definition
John Hawks
Term
How much did Tryon Palace cost to build?
Definition
15,000 pounds (equivalent to $75,000).
Term
What served as the first meeting place for the colonial assembly and was a residence for the Royal Governor appointed by the King of England?
Definition
Tryon Palace
Term
Who was the wife of Governor Tryon?
Definition
Margaret Wake Tryon
Term
"When Tryon left New Bern in June 1771, where did he move to?"
Definition
the royal colony of New York
Term
Who was the second royal governor to live in Tryon Palace and fled in May of 1775 at the outbreak of the American Revolution?
Definition
Josiah Martin
Term
Who were the four state governors to use Tryon Palace?
Definition
Richard Caswell, Abner Nash, Alexander Martin and Richard Dobbs Speight.
Term
On the evening of April 12, 1791, a dinner and dance honoring who took place at Tryon Palace?
Definition
President George Washington
Term
What year did the state capitol relocate from New Bern to Raleigh?
Definition
1794
Term
Tryon Palace burned when?
Definition
In February 1798
Term
"In 1944, who sought to restore Tryon Palace to its former grandeur?"
Definition
Mrs. James Edwin Latham
Term
The reconstructed Tryon Palace was opened to the public in what year?
Definition
April 1959
Term
The GOVERNOR RICHARD CASWELL MEMORIAL is located where?
Definition
Kinston
Term
When and where was Governor Richard Caswell Born?
Definition
Maryland in 1729
Term
Who sponsored an assembly bill establishing the new town of Kingston?
Definition
Richard Caswell
Term
Richard Caswell was also an officer in the local militia and fought under the command of what Royal Governor?
Definition
William Tryon
Term
Which two Provincial Congresses did Governor Caswell served as a delegate to North Carolina?
Definition
Fourth and Fifth Provincial Congresses in Halifax.
Term
Caswell could not legally serve as governor for another term beginning in what year?
Definition
In 1780
Term
Governor Caswell began the first of two additional terms as governor in what year?
Definition
in 1785
Term
Who built the House in the Horseshoe?
Definition
was built by Phillip Alston
Term
How many acres is the House in the Horseshoe built on?
Definition
" a 4,000 acre tract of land in a horseshoe bend of the Deep River"
Term
What day of the week did Alston and his troops come through what is now Southern Pines where they met a man by the name of Kenneth Black leading Fanning's lame horse?
Definition
One Friday
Term
Kenneth Black was whose pilot?
Definition
David Fanning
Term
What date did David Fanning and his men arrive at the House in the Horseshoe to avenge the death of Kenneth Black with Phillip Alston and his men?
Definition
"It was dawn, August 5, 1781"
Term
Fanning arrived at the House in the Horseshoe with better than how many men?
Definition
fifty men
Term
"In the battle of the House in the Horseshoe, which side surrendered first?"
Definition
The Alston's - Mrs. Alston taking up a white towel ran out onto the front porch amid a hail of Tory shot.
Term
How many months after the Alston's surrendered at the House in the Horseshoe did General Cornwallis surrender the bulk of the British forces to General Washington at Yorktown?
Definition
Two months
Term
Who purchased the House in the Horseshoe and what did he rename it?
Definition
"four-term governor and Revolutionary War hero Benjamin Williams and renamed it ""Retreat."" "
Term
"What year did Governor Williams, who lived and farmed at the Retreat (House in the Horseshoe), die?"
Definition
in the year 1814.
Term
Where is the first documented discovery of gold in the United States?
Definition
Reed Gold Mine
Term
Who owned the farm where the first documented discovery of gold was found?
Definition
on the farm of John Reed
Term
How old was Conrad Reed when he stumbled on a shiny yellow rock and took it home to his father?
Definition
twelve-year-old boy
Term
"In what year did John Reed made a marketing trip to Fayetteville, NC where he sold the shinny yellow rock?"
Definition
In 1802
Term
How much did John Reed want for his gold nugget and what was the real value of the gold nugget?
Definition
"a week's wage, $3.50. The jeweler took the nugget, melted it into a 17 pound ingot worth $3,600 in 1802."
Term
What is aboveground or surface miningcalled?
Definition
Placer mining
Term
How many years was Placer mining successful in and around Little Meadow Creek on the John Reed farm?
Definition
for almost thirty years.
Term
When was the first underground shaft at the Reed mine sunk?
Definition
in 1831
Term
Where was much of the NC gold coined at?
Definition
"the Bechtler Mint near Rutherfordton, while more was stamped at the Charlotte Branch of the Federal Mint"
Term
What year did Reed Gold Mine become a state historic site?
Definition
in 1971 when the historic mine acreage was donated by the Kelly family
Term
James Knox Polk was what number of president of the United States?
Definition
eleventh president
Term
What year was James Knox Polk born?
Definition
in 1795
Term
What county was James Knox Polk born in?
Definition
Mecklenburg County
Term
What University did James Knox Polk attend?
Definition
the university in Chapel Hill where he graduated with high honors in 1818.
Term
What year was James Knox Polk’s campaign for president?
Definition
1844 campaign
Term
What were Polk’s five clear-cut goals for his years in the White House?
Definition
A reduction of the tariff; the establishment of an independent treasury; the settlement of the Oregon Boundary dispute; the annexation of Texas; and the acquisition of the California territory.
Term
What year did James Knox Polk die?
Definition
in 1849
Term
"How many generations was Somerset Place the home of the Collins family, a planter family?"
Definition
two generations
Term
Who did Josiah III inherit the Somerset Place plantation from?
Definition
"His grandfather, Josiah Collins I."
Term
How many slaves did it take the Collins family to run the Somerset Place plantation?
Definition
200 slaves
Term
What eight things to slaves build at the Somerset Place plantation?
Definition
"Members of the slave community dug a system of irrigation, drainage, and transportation canals; built a saw mill, grist mills, barns, stables, dwelling houses,."
Term
"Rice, the principle crop for several years, was later replaced by what?"
Definition
corn
Term
What years were Somerset Place an active plantation?
Definition
(1785-1865)
Term
Whose families were among the largest North Carolina plantation holdings of the pre-Civil War South?
Definition
Bennehan-Cameron families
Term
The Bennehan-Cameron families North Carolina plantation holdings had approximately how many slaves to work the land?
Definition
900 slaves
Term
How large was the Bennehan-Cameron families North Carolina plantation holdings by 1860?
Definition
"almost 30,000 acres"
Term
What year did major European settlements begin in the area at Stagville?
Definition
1750s
Term
"Richard Bennehan, a transplanted Virginia merchant, used the plantation form of agriculture and was ranked among the region’s largest planters by what year?"
Definition
By 1800
Term
"Richard Bennehan’s plantation had how many acres, how many slaves, and raised what?"
Definition
"4,000 acres, forty slaves, and raised tobacco, grain and livestock for market"
Term
"What was Bennehan, the large plantation holder, daughters’ name?"
Definition
Rebecca
Term
What were some of Paul Cameron’s numerous positions in the state?
Definition
"president of the North Carolina Railroad, state senator, and trustee of the University of North Carolina."
Term
The Horton Grove slave quarters housed how many people and what was the size?
Definition
"perhaps eighty men, women and children in its two-story, four-room houses. "
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Stagville was once owned by?
Definition
Paul Cameron
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What year was the massive mule stable at Stagville erected?
Definition
in 1860
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"Historic Stagville is operated as a historic site, which in addition to welcoming the visiting public, is dedicated to the teaching of plantation life in the what?"
Definition
Antebellum South
Term
What year was the North Carolina State Capitol completed?
Definition
in 1840
Term
What type of architecture is the North Carolina State Capitol?
Definition
Greek Revival civic architecture
Term
Where was the Secession Convention of 1861 held?
Definition
North Carolina State Capitol
Term
"Where was the Constitutional Conventions of 1865, 1868, and 1875 held?"
Definition
North Carolina State Capitol
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"In the amphitheater-like House Chamber, North Carolina seceded from the Union on what date?"
Definition
"May 20, 1861"
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The State Capitol was used during the war for the manufacture of soldiers' accouterments and as a storage depot. Who was the Governor that led the state's massive wartime efforts?
Definition
Governor Zebulon B. Vance
Term
Who was the General of the Union Army that approached Raleigh from the south and forced the surrender?
Definition
General William T. Sherman's
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Raleigh peacefully surrendered to the Union forces when?
Definition
"on April 13, 1865 "
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"Following the April 1865 surrender to the Union forces, who used the governor’s office?"
Definition
General Sherman and other high-ranking Union officers.
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"Following the April 1865 surrender to the Union forces, who used the treasurer's office?"
Definition
General John A. Logan
Term
Who founded one of the first Union veterans' organizations —- The Society of the Army of the Tennessee?
Definition
General John A. Logan
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"From the Capitol's dome, on April 26, 1865, the night skies were lit by colorful flashes of signal rockets spelling in code what?"
Definition
"""last signal message of the war"" – “Peace on Earth; Goodwill to Men."""
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"Who sent aloft signal rockets, spelling in code, from the State Capital?"
Definition
Signal Corps Lieutenant George C. Round
Term
When did delegates meeting in the House Chamber quietly returned North Carolina's star to the constellation of the Union?
Definition
In December 1865
Term
The Capitol is currently being restored to its appearance from what years?
Definition
1840-1856
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"When was Zebulon B. Vance, N.C's Civil War governor, born on the family farm in Reems Creek Valley in northern Buncombe County?"
Definition
"May 13, 1830"
Term
When did Zeb Vance pass the bar exam and obtain his license to practice law?
Definition
"In December, 1851"
Term
In what year was Vance elected to the U.S. House of Representatives to fill the unexpired term of T. L. Clingman?
Definition
in 1858
Term
"After raising a company of volunteers to fight for the Confederacy, what year did Vance leave Asheville as captain of the Rough and Ready Guard?"
Definition
"May 3, 1861"
Term
What year was Vance elected colonel of the 26th Regiment of N.C. Troops?
Definition
"Sept. 20, 1861"
Term
Vance participated in what two NC battles?
Definition
The battles of New Bern and Malvern Hill.
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When was Zebulon Vance first inaugurated as governor of North Carolina?
Definition
"Sept. 8, 1862"
Term
When was Vance arrested by a squadron of federal cavalry at his home in Statesville?
Definition
"May 13, 1865"
Term
"After Vance was released from prison, where he was held for almost 3 months by the federal government in the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C., he returned to what NC City?"
Definition
Charlotte
Term
How many times was Zebulon Vance inaugurated as governor?
Definition
Three
Term
What year did Vance die?
Definition
in 1894
Term
Who was the brother of Zebulon Vance?
Definition
Robert B. Vance
Term
Who was the father of Zebulon Vance?
Definition
Captain David Vance
Term
Where did Waddell's rangers go to protect the colonist?
Definition
the backcountry
Term
When was the inlet near Nags Head closed?
Definition
1795
Term
What did the Halifax reslove do?
Definition
suggest indendepence from england
Term
Where is Halifax located?
Definition

north east of Raleigh

Term
What do the monuments at the Battleground of Alamance stand for?
Definition
The men who served and died at the Battle of Alamance
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