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