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| This is located across from the Manteo waterfront. |
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| How large is Roanoke Festival Island? |
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| How many years after 1584 was Jamestown created? |
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| Where did the dream of an English speaking nation begin? |
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| During what years did sir Walter Raleigh sponsor expedtions to the New World? |
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| How does Roanoke Island Festival Park celebrate its history? hint:they celebrate 'through' this |
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| The first governor of the independent state of NC. |
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| What memorial is located is located in Kinston? |
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| The Richard Caswell Memorial. |
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| Name 2 of 3 of Richard Caswell's carrers. |
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| When and where was Richard Caswell born? (place, year) |
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| How old was Richard Caswell when he moved to NC? |
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| What was Richard Caswell first employed as? |
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| deputy to the Provincial surveyor |
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| What county did Caswell represent? |
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| What county did Caswell represent other than Johnston county? |
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| What was Kinston's original name? |
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| In the local militia, what was Caswell? |
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| Under whose command did Caswell fight under at the battle of Alamance? |
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| Royal Governor William Tryon |
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| What group opposed England's treatment of the American colonies? |
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| What battle made Richard Caswell a hero? |
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| the battle at Moore's Creek Bridge |
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| What 2 Provincial Congresses did Richard Caswell serve as a delegate in? |
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| In what year could Caswell not legally serve as a governor for another term? (year) |
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| What year did Caswell begin the first of 2 more terms? (year) |
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| Why did Richard Caswell not serve as a delegate to the U.S. Condtitutional Convention? |
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| What was 1 of Richard Caswell's main points of concern? |
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| the new constitution should have a provision for an independent judicial branch |
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| How did Richard Caswell spend the remaining years of his life? |
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| as an active member of North Carolina's Masonic Order |
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| In what year was Richard Caswell elected grand master? (year) |
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| When did Richard Caswell die? (month, day, year) |
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| Where did Richard Caswell die? |
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| Why was Richard Caswell's body transported back to Kinston after he died? |
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| to be buried in the family cemetary |
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| What 7 factors contributed to NC's "Rip van Winkle" state? |
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Isolation of the population
No support for the public education
Poor farm conditions
Out-migration of the population
Little industry or manufacturing
One-crop state with the cotton gin
Unfair political representation |
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| In what year did President Thomas Jefferson start an embargo? (year) |
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| the years before the Civil War |
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| How many slaves were in NC in 1790? |
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| 100,572 (25% of the population) |
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| How many slaves were in NC in 1860? |
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| 331,059 (33% of the population) |
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| What percent of slaveholders held more than 50 slaves in NC? |
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| What percent of NC slaveholders could have had been considered planters? |
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| When was the keel of the NORTH CAROLINA laid? (month, year) |
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| What was the name of NORTH CAROLINA's sister ship? |
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| NORTH CAROLINA was one of the first ten battleships to join a fleet in what war? |
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| When was NORTH CAROLINA commissioned nad what was she considered? (month, day, year) |
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April 9, 1941
world's greatest sea weapon |
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| What did NORTH CAROLINA's wartime complement consist of? |
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144 commissioned officers
2,195 enlisted men (100 marines) |
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| How many battle stars did NORTH CAROLINA recieve? |
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| How many shore bombardments did NORTH CAROLINA carry out? |
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| How many enemy aircrafts did NORTH CAROLINA destroy? |
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| How many miles did NORTH CAROLINA steam? |
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| When did a Japanese torpedo slam into the side of NORTH CAROLINA's hull? (month, day, year) |
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| By the end of World War II, how many men died and were wounded on the NORTH CAROLINA? |
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| When was NORTH CAROLINA decommissioned? (month, day, year) |
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| How long was NORTH CAROLINA in the Inactive Reserve Fleet in Bayonne, New Jersey? |
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| What year did the Navy intend to scrap NORTH CAROLINA? |
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| How many North Carolinians died in World War II? |
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| Since when has NORTH CAROLINA been open to the public? (month, year) |
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| When was NORTH CAROLINA launched? (month, day, year) |
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| How much does NORTH CAROLINA weigh? (loaded and unloaded) |
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LOADED--> 44,800 tons
UNLOADED--> 36,600 tons |
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| How logn is NORTH CAROLINA? (feet and inches) |
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| 728 feet and 8 5/8 inches |
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| How wide is NORTH CAROLINA's beam? (feet and inches) |
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| 108 feet and 3 7/8 inches |
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| What is NORTH CAROLINA's top speed? |
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| How many 16-inch/45 caliber guns did NORTH CAROLINA have? |
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| How many 5-inch/38 caliber guns did NORTH CAROLINA have? |
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| How many 40mm/56 caliber guns did NORTH CAROLINA have? |
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| How many 20mm/70 caliber guns did NORTH CAROLINA have? |
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| How many total guns did NORTH CAROLINA have? |
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| What county is Battleship NORTH CAROLINA in? |
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| What is the hull number of NORTH CAROLINA? |
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