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572773b65951b619008f8a33	Who led the continental army?	General George Washington	[ "North_Carolina\n\nNorth Carolina made the smallest per-capita contribution to the war of any state, as only 7,800 men joined the Continental Army under General George Washington; an additional 10,000 served in local militia units under such leaders as General Nathanael Greene. There was some military action, espec...
572773b65951b619008f8a34	What years were the highest concentration of military action in NC during the revolutionary war?	1780–81	[ "North_Carolina\n\nNorth Carolina made the smallest per-capita contribution to the war of any state, as only 7,800 men joined the Continental Army under General George Washington; an additional 10,000 served in local militia units under such leaders as General Nathanael Greene. There was some military action, espec...
572773b65951b619008f8a35	Frontiersmen from the Carolinas moved west into what area that is now known as Tennessee?	Washington District	[ "North_Carolina\n\nNorth Carolina made the smallest per-capita contribution to the war of any state, as only 7,800 men joined the Continental Army under General George Washington; an additional 10,000 served in local militia units under such leaders as General Nathanael Greene. There was some military action, espec...
57277607f1498d1400e8f8ba	After what year did cotton and tobacco become important crops in North Carolina?	After 1800	[ "North_Carolina\n\nAfter 1800, cotton and tobacco became important export crops. The eastern half of the state, especially the Tidewater region, developed a slave society based on a plantation system and slave labor. Many free people of color migrated to the frontier along with their European-American neighbors, wh...
57277607f1498d1400e8f8bb	The Tidewater region was in what half of North Carolina?	eastern	[ "North_Carolina\n\nAfter 1800, cotton and tobacco became important export crops. The eastern half of the state, especially the Tidewater region, developed a slave society based on a plantation system and slave labor. Many free people of color migrated to the frontier along with their European-American neighbors, wh...
57277607f1498d1400e8f8bc	What region of North Carolina used slave labor and developed a slave society?	the Tidewater region	[ "North_Carolina\n\nAfter 1800, cotton and tobacco became important export crops. The eastern half of the state, especially the Tidewater region, developed a slave society based on a plantation system and slave labor. Many free people of color migrated to the frontier along with their European-American neighbors, wh...
57277607f1498d1400e8f8bd	Where did free black people migrate to because of the looser social system?	the frontier	[ "North_Carolina\n\nAfter 1800, cotton and tobacco became important export crops. The eastern half of the state, especially the Tidewater region, developed a slave society based on a plantation system and slave labor. Many free people of color migrated to the frontier along with their European-American neighbors, wh...
57277607f1498d1400e8f8be	By 1810, what percentage of the free population was black?	3	[ "North_Carolina\n\nAfter 1800, cotton and tobacco became important export crops. The eastern half of the state, especially the Tidewater region, developed a slave society based on a plantation system and slave labor. Many free people of color migrated to the frontier along with their European-American neighbors, wh...
5727772ff1498d1400e8f8dc	What year was the confederacy defeated?	1865	[ "North_Carolina\n\nWith the defeat of the Confederacy in 1865, the Reconstruction Era began. The United States abolished slavery without compensation to slaveholders or reparations to freedmen. A Republican Party coalition of black freedmen, northern carpetbaggers and local scalawags controlled state government for...
5727772ff1498d1400e8f8dd	What Era began following the defeat of the confederacy?	Reconstruction Era	[ "North_Carolina\n\nWith the defeat of the Confederacy in 1865, the Reconstruction Era began. The United States abolished slavery without compensation to slaveholders or reparations to freedmen. A Republican Party coalition of black freedmen, northern carpetbaggers and local scalawags controlled state government for...
5727772ff1498d1400e8f8de	The US abolished slavery without giving what to slave owners?	compensation	[ "North_Carolina\n\nWith the defeat of the Confederacy in 1865, the Reconstruction Era began. The United States abolished slavery without compensation to slaveholders or reparations to freedmen. A Republican Party coalition of black freedmen, northern carpetbaggers and local scalawags controlled state government for...
5727772ff1498d1400e8f8df	When did white Democrats regain control of the state legislature?	1870	[ "North_Carolina\n\nWith the defeat of the Confederacy in 1865, the Reconstruction Era began. The United States abolished slavery without compensation to slaveholders or reparations to freedmen. A Republican Party coalition of black freedmen, northern carpetbaggers and local scalawags controlled state government for...
5727772ff1498d1400e8f8e0	What did the KKK target with violence and terrorism at the polls?	black voting	[ "North_Carolina\n\nWith the defeat of the Confederacy in 1865, the Reconstruction Era began. The United States abolished slavery without compensation to slaveholders or reparations to freedmen. A Republican Party coalition of black freedmen, northern carpetbaggers and local scalawags controlled state government for...
5727784ff1498d1400e8f900	What political party was elected to the legislature and Governors office?	Democrats	[ "North_Carolina\n\nDemocrats were elected to the legislature and governor's office, but the Populists attracted voters displeased with them. In 1896 a biracial, Populist-Republican Fusionist coalition gained the governor's office. The Democrats regained control of the legislature in 1896 and passed laws to impose J...
5727784ff1498d1400e8f901	What political group attracted voters displeased with Democrats?	Populists	[ "North_Carolina\n\nDemocrats were elected to the legislature and governor's office, but the Populists attracted voters displeased with them. In 1896 a biracial, Populist-Republican Fusionist coalition gained the governor's office. The Democrats regained control of the legislature in 1896 and passed laws to impose J...
5727784ff1498d1400e8f902	What year did a biracial Populist fusion gain the Governors office?	1896	[ "North_Carolina\n\nDemocrats were elected to the legislature and governor's office, but the Populists attracted voters displeased with them. In 1896 a biracial, Populist-Republican Fusionist coalition gained the governor's office. The Democrats regained control of the legislature in 1896 and passed laws to impose J...
5727784ff1498d1400e8f903	What year did the Democrats regain control of the governors office from the biracial Populists?	1896	[ "North_Carolina\n\nDemocrats were elected to the legislature and governor's office, but the Populists attracted voters displeased with them. In 1896 a biracial, Populist-Republican Fusionist coalition gained the governor's office. The Democrats regained control of the legislature in 1896 and passed laws to impose J...
5727784ff1498d1400e8f904	In the 19th century, how many african american congressmen were elected?	four	[ "North_Carolina\n\nDemocrats were elected to the legislature and governor's office, but the Populists attracted voters displeased with them. In 1896 a biracial, Populist-Republican Fusionist coalition gained the governor's office. The Democrats regained control of the legislature in 1896 and passed laws to impose J...
5727796c708984140094de9d	What did the NC state legislature pass in 1899?	a new constitution	[ "North_Carolina\n\nIn 1899 the state legislature passed a new constitution, with requirements for poll taxes and literacy tests for voter registration which disfranchised most black Americans in the state. Exclusion from voting had wide effects: it meant that black Americans could not serve on juries or in any loca...
5727796c708984140094de9e	What type of taxes were required by the new NC constitution?	poll taxes	[ "North_Carolina\n\nIn 1899 the state legislature passed a new constitution, with requirements for poll taxes and literacy tests for voter registration which disfranchised most black Americans in the state. Exclusion from voting had wide effects: it meant that black Americans could not serve on juries or in any loca...
5727796c708984140094de9f	What did the new constitution require for voter registration?	literacy tests	[ "North_Carolina\n\nIn 1899 the state legislature passed a new constitution, with requirements for poll taxes and literacy tests for voter registration which disfranchised most black Americans in the state. Exclusion from voting had wide effects: it meant that black Americans could not serve on juries or in any loca...
5727796c708984140094dea0	Being excluded from doing what, made it so that black people could not serve on juries or in public office?	voting	[ "North_Carolina\n\nIn 1899 the state legislature passed a new constitution, with requirements for poll taxes and literacy tests for voter registration which disfranchised most black Americans in the state. Exclusion from voting had wide effects: it meant that black Americans could not serve on juries or in any loca...
5727796c708984140094dea1	What year was the Federal Civil Rights Act?	1964	[ "North_Carolina\n\nIn 1899 the state legislature passed a new constitution, with requirements for poll taxes and literacy tests for voter registration which disfranchised most black Americans in the state. Exclusion from voting had wide effects: it meant that black Americans could not serve on juries or in any loca...
57277abc5951b619008f8ae5	What political party Dominated NC after the confederacy?	Democratic	[ "North_Carolina\n\nAs in the rest of the former Confederacy, North Carolina had become a one-party state, dominated by the Democratic Party. Impoverished by the Civil War, the state continued with an economy based on tobacco, cotton and agriculture. Towns and cities remained few in the east. A major industrial base...
57277abc5951b619008f8ae6	What was the economy of North Carolina based on after the confederacy?	tobacco, cotton and agriculture	[ "North_Carolina\n\nAs in the rest of the former Confederacy, North Carolina had become a one-party state, dominated by the Democratic Party. Impoverished by the Civil War, the state continued with an economy based on tobacco, cotton and agriculture. Towns and cities remained few in the east. A major industrial base...
57277abc5951b619008f8ae7	When did a major industrial base appear in North Carolina?	late 19th century	[ "North_Carolina\n\nAs in the rest of the former Confederacy, North Carolina had become a one-party state, dominated by the Democratic Party. Impoverished by the Civil War, the state continued with an economy based on tobacco, cotton and agriculture. Towns and cities remained few in the east. A major industrial base...
57277abc5951b619008f8ae8	Where did the major industrial base appear in North Carolina?	western counties of the Piedmont	[ "North_Carolina\n\nAs in the rest of the former Confederacy, North Carolina had become a one-party state, dominated by the Democratic Party. Impoverished by the Civil War, the state continued with an economy based on tobacco, cotton and agriculture. Towns and cities remained few in the east. A major industrial base...
57277abc5951b619008f8ae9	What was the emergence of the industrial base of North carolina based on?	cotton mills	[ "North_Carolina\n\nAs in the rest of the former Confederacy, North Carolina had become a one-party state, dominated by the Democratic Party. Impoverished by the Civil War, the state continued with an economy based on tobacco, cotton and agriculture. Towns and cities remained few in the east. A major industrial base...
57277bce5951b619008f8aff	What programs created by FDR helped North Carolina during the Great Depression?	New Deal programs	[ "North_Carolina\n\nNorth Carolina was hard hit by the Great Depression, but the New Deal programs of Franklin D. Roosevelt for cotton and tobacco significantly helped the farmers. After World War II, the state's economy grew rapidly, highlighted by the growth of such cities as Charlotte, Raleigh, and Durham in the ...
57277bce5951b619008f8b00	Who did the new deal programs benefit?	farmers	[ "North_Carolina\n\nNorth Carolina was hard hit by the Great Depression, but the New Deal programs of Franklin D. Roosevelt for cotton and tobacco significantly helped the farmers. After World War II, the state's economy grew rapidly, highlighted by the growth of such cities as Charlotte, Raleigh, and Durham in the ...
57277bce5951b619008f8b01	What crops was the New Deal Program made for?	cotton and tobacco	[ "North_Carolina\n\nNorth Carolina was hard hit by the Great Depression, but the New Deal programs of Franklin D. Roosevelt for cotton and tobacco significantly helped the farmers. After World War II, the state's economy grew rapidly, highlighted by the growth of such cities as Charlotte, Raleigh, and Durham in the ...
57277bce5951b619008f8b02	After what war did the states economy improve?	World War II	[ "North_Carolina\n\nNorth Carolina was hard hit by the Great Depression, but the New Deal programs of Franklin D. Roosevelt for cotton and tobacco significantly helped the farmers. After World War II, the state's economy grew rapidly, highlighted by the growth of such cities as Charlotte, Raleigh, and Durham in the ...
57277bce5951b619008f8b03	In the 1990's what NC city became a national banking center?	Charlotte	[ "North_Carolina\n\nNorth Carolina was hard hit by the Great Depression, but the New Deal programs of Franklin D. Roosevelt for cotton and tobacco significantly helped the farmers. After World War II, the state's economy grew rapidly, highlighted by the growth of such cities as Charlotte, Raleigh, and Durham in the ...
57277cf8708984140094deff	What inhibited North Carolina for thousands of years?	prehistoric indigenous cultures	[ "North_Carolina\n\nNorth Carolina was inhabited for thousands of years by succeeding cultures of prehistoric indigenous cultures. Before 200 AD, they were building earthwork mounds, which were used for ceremonial and religious purposes. Succeeding peoples, including those of the ancient Mississippian culture establ...
57277cf9708984140094df00	Before 200 AD, people built what kind of mounds for religious purposes?	earthwork	[ "North_Carolina\n\nNorth Carolina was inhabited for thousands of years by succeeding cultures of prehistoric indigenous cultures. Before 200 AD, they were building earthwork mounds, which were used for ceremonial and religious purposes. Succeeding peoples, including those of the ancient Mississippian culture establ...
57277cf9708984140094df01	Who continued to build on to the religious mounds?	Succeeding peoples	[ "North_Carolina\n\nNorth Carolina was inhabited for thousands of years by succeeding cultures of prehistoric indigenous cultures. Before 200 AD, they were building earthwork mounds, which were used for ceremonial and religious purposes. Succeeding peoples, including those of the ancient Mississippian culture establ...
57277cf9708984140094df02	Before European contact, who built large cities and regional trading networks?	Mississippian culture	[ "North_Carolina\n\nNorth Carolina was inhabited for thousands of years by succeeding cultures of prehistoric indigenous cultures. Before 200 AD, they were building earthwork mounds, which were used for ceremonial and religious purposes. Succeeding peoples, including those of the ancient Mississippian culture establ...
57277cf9708984140094df03	What was the largest city in the Piedmont before European contact?	Cahokia	[ "North_Carolina\n\nNorth Carolina was inhabited for thousands of years by succeeding cultures of prehistoric indigenous cultures. Before 200 AD, they were building earthwork mounds, which were used for ceremonial and religious purposes. Succeeding peoples, including those of the ancient Mississippian culture establ...
57278177708984140094df6f	In the 16th century, where did Spanish explorers meet Mississipian cultureal people?	Joara	[ "North_Carolina\n\nSpanish explorers traveling inland in the 16th century met Mississippian culture people at Joara, a regional chiefdom near present-day Morganton. Records of Hernando de Soto attested to his meeting with them in 1540. In 1567 Captain Juan Pardo led an expedition to claim the area for the Spanish c...
57278177708984140094df70	What is Joara?	a regional chiefdom	[ "North_Carolina\n\nSpanish explorers traveling inland in the 16th century met Mississippian culture people at Joara, a regional chiefdom near present-day Morganton. Records of Hernando de Soto attested to his meeting with them in 1540. In 1567 Captain Juan Pardo led an expedition to claim the area for the Spanish c...
57278177708984140094df71	Where would present day Joara be?	near present-day Morganton	[ "North_Carolina\n\nSpanish explorers traveling inland in the 16th century met Mississippian culture people at Joara, a regional chiefdom near present-day Morganton. Records of Hernando de Soto attested to his meeting with them in 1540. In 1567 Captain Juan Pardo led an expedition to claim the area for the Spanish c...
57278177708984140094df72	What was the name of the Spanish man that met the people in Joara?	Hernando de Soto	[ "North_Carolina\n\nSpanish explorers traveling inland in the 16th century met Mississippian culture people at Joara, a regional chiefdom near present-day Morganton. Records of Hernando de Soto attested to his meeting with them in 1540. In 1567 Captain Juan Pardo led an expedition to claim the area for the Spanish c...
57278177708984140094df73	What year did hernando de Soto arrive in Joara?	1540	[ "North_Carolina\n\nSpanish explorers traveling inland in the 16th century met Mississippian culture people at Joara, a regional chiefdom near present-day Morganton. Records of Hernando de Soto attested to his meeting with them in 1540. In 1567 Captain Juan Pardo led an expedition to claim the area for the Spanish c...
572782705951b619008f8bad	Who is the North Carolina state capital named for?	Sir Walter Raleigh	[ "North_Carolina\n\nIn 1584, Elizabeth I granted a charter to Sir Walter Raleigh, for whom the state capital is named, for land in present-day North Carolina (then part of the territory of Virginia). It was the second American territory which the English attempted to colonize. Raleigh established two colonies on the...
572782705951b619008f8bae	Who granted the charter for Sir Walter Raleigh to travel to present day North Carolina?	Elizabeth I	[ "North_Carolina\n\nIn 1584, Elizabeth I granted a charter to Sir Walter Raleigh, for whom the state capital is named, for land in present-day North Carolina (then part of the territory of Virginia). It was the second American territory which the English attempted to colonize. Raleigh established two colonies on the...
572782705951b619008f8baf	What year did Elizabeth I grant the charter to Raleigh to travel to North Carolina?	1584	[ "North_Carolina\n\nIn 1584, Elizabeth I granted a charter to Sir Walter Raleigh, for whom the state capital is named, for land in present-day North Carolina (then part of the territory of Virginia). It was the second American territory which the English attempted to colonize. Raleigh established two colonies on the...
572782705951b619008f8bb0	What was the second american territory the English attempted to colonize?	North Carolina	[ "North_Carolina\n\nIn 1584, Elizabeth I granted a charter to Sir Walter Raleigh, for whom the state capital is named, for land in present-day North Carolina (then part of the territory of Virginia). It was the second American territory which the English attempted to colonize. Raleigh established two colonies on the...
572782705951b619008f8bb1	How many colonies did Raleigh establish on the coast of carolina in 1580?	two	[ "North_Carolina\n\nIn 1584, Elizabeth I granted a charter to Sir Walter Raleigh, for whom the state capital is named, for land in present-day North Carolina (then part of the territory of Virginia). It was the second American territory which the English attempted to colonize. Raleigh established two colonies on the...
572783b05951b619008f8bef	In 1650, settlers from what colony moved in to Albemarie Sound?	Virginia	[ "North_Carolina\n\nAs early as 1650, settlers from the Virginia colony moved into the area of Albemarle Sound. By 1663, King Charles II of England granted a charter to start a new colony on the North American continent; it generally established North Carolina's borders. He named it Carolina in honor of his father C...
572783b05951b619008f8bf0	What year did King Charles II grant a charter to North America?	1663	[ "North_Carolina\n\nAs early as 1650, settlers from the Virginia colony moved into the area of Albemarle Sound. By 1663, King Charles II of England granted a charter to start a new colony on the North American continent; it generally established North Carolina's borders. He named it Carolina in honor of his father C...
572783b05951b619008f8bf1	What did King Charles II's charter establish?	North Carolina's borders	[ "North_Carolina\n\nAs early as 1650, settlers from the Virginia colony moved into the area of Albemarle Sound. By 1663, King Charles II of England granted a charter to start a new colony on the North American continent; it generally established North Carolina's borders. He named it Carolina in honor of his father C...
572783b05951b619008f8bf2	Carolina was named after King Charles iI's father, what was his name?	Charles I	[ "North_Carolina\n\nAs early as 1650, settlers from the Virginia colony moved into the area of Albemarle Sound. By 1663, King Charles II of England granted a charter to start a new colony on the North American continent; it generally established North Carolina's borders. He named it Carolina in honor of his father C...
572783b05951b619008f8bf3	What year was a second charter made to establish the borders of Carolina?	1665	[ "North_Carolina\n\nAs early as 1650, settlers from the Virginia colony moved into the area of Albemarle Sound. By 1663, King Charles II of England granted a charter to start a new colony on the North American continent; it generally established North Carolina's borders. He named it Carolina in honor of his father C...
5727849e5951b619008f8c1d	After the Spanish, who were the first Europeans to settle North Carolina?	English colonists	[ "North_Carolina\n\nAfter the Spanish in the 16th century, the first permanent European settlers of North Carolina were English colonists who migrated south from Virginia. The latter had grown rapidly and land was less available. Nathaniel Batts was documented as one of the first of these Virginian migrants. He sett...
5727849e5951b619008f8c1e	Where did the English colonists that settle North carolina come from?	Virginia	[ "North_Carolina\n\nAfter the Spanish in the 16th century, the first permanent European settlers of North Carolina were English colonists who migrated south from Virginia. The latter had grown rapidly and land was less available. Nathaniel Batts was documented as one of the first of these Virginian migrants. He sett...
5727849e5951b619008f8c1f	The English colonist left virginia because of what issue with the land there?	less available	[ "North_Carolina\n\nAfter the Spanish in the 16th century, the first permanent European settlers of North Carolina were English colonists who migrated south from Virginia. The latter had grown rapidly and land was less available. Nathaniel Batts was documented as one of the first of these Virginian migrants. He sett...
5727849e5951b619008f8c20	Who was one of the first Virginian migrants to reach the carolinas?	Nathaniel Batts	[ "North_Carolina\n\nAfter the Spanish in the 16th century, the first permanent European settlers of North Carolina were English colonists who migrated south from Virginia. The latter had grown rapidly and land was less available. Nathaniel Batts was documented as one of the first of these Virginian migrants. He sett...
5727849e5951b619008f8c21	What year did Nathaniel Battes settle in North Carolina?	1655	[ "North_Carolina\n\nAfter the Spanish in the 16th century, the first permanent European settlers of North Carolina were English colonists who migrated south from Virginia. The latter had grown rapidly and land was less available. Nathaniel Batts was documented as one of the first of these Virginian migrants. He sett...
57278604708984140094dfe3	Eastern North Carolina is also known as what?	Low Country	[ "North_Carolina\n\nDifferences in the settlement patterns of eastern and western North Carolina, or the Low Country and uplands, affected the political, economic, and social life of the state from the 18th until the 20th century. The Tidewater in eastern North Carolina was settled chiefly by immigrants from rural E...
57278604708984140094dfe4	Western North carolina is also known as what?	uplands	[ "North_Carolina\n\nDifferences in the settlement patterns of eastern and western North Carolina, or the Low Country and uplands, affected the political, economic, and social life of the state from the 18th until the 20th century. The Tidewater in eastern North Carolina was settled chiefly by immigrants from rural E...
57278604708984140094dfe5	Where was The Tidewater located?	eastern North Carolina	[ "North_Carolina\n\nDifferences in the settlement patterns of eastern and western North Carolina, or the Low Country and uplands, affected the political, economic, and social life of the state from the 18th until the 20th century. The Tidewater in eastern North Carolina was settled chiefly by immigrants from rural E...
57278604708984140094dfe6	Where did immigrants from England and the Scottish Highlands settle?	The Tidewater	[ "North_Carolina\n\nDifferences in the settlement patterns of eastern and western North Carolina, or the Low Country and uplands, affected the political, economic, and social life of the state from the 18th until the 20th century. The Tidewater in eastern North Carolina was settled chiefly by immigrants from rural E...
57278604708984140094dfe7	Who did the Tidewater settlers remain loyal to during the American revolution?	the British Crown	[ "North_Carolina\n\nDifferences in the settlement patterns of eastern and western North Carolina, or the Low Country and uplands, affected the political, economic, and social life of the state from the 18th until the 20th century. The Tidewater in eastern North Carolina was settled chiefly by immigrants from rural E...
5727871b708984140094dfff	Most English colonists arrived as what?	indentured servants	[ "North_Carolina\n\nMost of the English colonists had arrived as indentured servants, hiring themselves out as laborers for a fixed period to pay for their passage. In the early years the line between indentured servants and African slaves or laborers was fluid. Some Africans were allowed to earn their freedom befor...
5727871b708984140094e000	Indentured servants hired theirselves out as what?	laborers	[ "North_Carolina\n\nMost of the English colonists had arrived as indentured servants, hiring themselves out as laborers for a fixed period to pay for their passage. In the early years the line between indentured servants and African slaves or laborers was fluid. Some Africans were allowed to earn their freedom befor...
5727871b708984140094e001	What did the English settlers get in return for their labor?	passage	[ "North_Carolina\n\nMost of the English colonists had arrived as indentured servants, hiring themselves out as laborers for a fixed period to pay for their passage. In the early years the line between indentured servants and African slaves or laborers was fluid. Some Africans were allowed to earn their freedom befor...
5727871b708984140094e002	Indentured servants were similar to what people in the early days?	African slaves	[ "North_Carolina\n\nMost of the English colonists had arrived as indentured servants, hiring themselves out as laborers for a fixed period to pay for their passage. In the early years the line between indentured servants and African slaves or laborers was fluid. Some Africans were allowed to earn their freedom befor...
5727871b708984140094e003	As indentured servants improved the economy, there became a greater need to import more what?	slaves	[ "North_Carolina\n\nMost of the English colonists had arrived as indentured servants, hiring themselves out as laborers for a fixed period to pay for their passage. In the early years the line between indentured servants and African slaves or laborers was fluid. Some Africans were allowed to earn their freedom befor...
5727884e708984140094e027	What year did North Carolina instruct its delegates to vote for independence?	1776	[ "North_Carolina\n\nOn April 12, 1776, the colony became the first to instruct its delegates to the Continental Congress to vote for independence from the British Crown, through the Halifax Resolves passed by the North Carolina Provincial Congress. The dates of both of these events are memorialized on the state flag...
5727884e708984140094e028	Who was north carolina seeking independence from in 1776?	the British Crown	[ "North_Carolina\n\nOn April 12, 1776, the colony became the first to instruct its delegates to the Continental Congress to vote for independence from the British Crown, through the Halifax Resolves passed by the North Carolina Provincial Congress. The dates of both of these events are memorialized on the state flag...
5727884e708984140094e029	What year was Americas Victory at King's Mountain?	1780	[ "North_Carolina\n\nOn April 12, 1776, the colony became the first to instruct its delegates to the Continental Congress to vote for independence from the British Crown, through the Halifax Resolves passed by the North Carolina Provincial Congress. The dates of both of these events are memorialized on the state flag...
5727884e708984140094e02a	How many North Carolina mountain men fought at King's Mountain?	1000	[ "North_Carolina\n\nOn April 12, 1776, the colony became the first to instruct its delegates to the Continental Congress to vote for independence from the British Crown, through the Halifax Resolves passed by the North Carolina Provincial Congress. The dates of both of these events are memorialized on the state flag...
5727884e708984140094e02b	How many British troops fought at king's Mountain?	1000	[ "North_Carolina\n\nOn April 12, 1776, the colony became the first to instruct its delegates to the Continental Congress to vote for independence from the British Crown, through the Halifax Resolves passed by the North Carolina Provincial Congress. The dates of both of these events are memorialized on the state flag...
57278955dd62a815002e9fb8	Who met the British army as they moved north?	the Southern Division of the Continental Army and local militia	[ "North_Carolina\n\nThe road to Yorktown and America's independence from Great Britain led through North Carolina. As the British Army moved north from victories in Charleston and Camden, South Carolina, the Southern Division of the Continental Army and local militia prepared to meet them. Following General Daniel M...
57278955dd62a815002e9fb9	Who lost the battle of Cowpens?	the British Cavalry	[ "North_Carolina\n\nThe road to Yorktown and America's independence from Great Britain led through North Carolina. As the British Army moved north from victories in Charleston and Camden, South Carolina, the Southern Division of the Continental Army and local militia prepared to meet them. Following General Daniel M...
57278955dd62a815002e9fba	Who led the British calvary at Cowpen?	Commander Banastre Tarleton	[ "North_Carolina\n\nThe road to Yorktown and America's independence from Great Britain led through North Carolina. As the British Army moved north from victories in Charleston and Camden, South Carolina, the Southern Division of the Continental Army and local militia prepared to meet them. Following General Daniel M...
57278955dd62a815002e9fbb	What was the date of the battle of Cowpens?	January 17, 1781	[ "North_Carolina\n\nThe road to Yorktown and America's independence from Great Britain led through North Carolina. As the British Army moved north from victories in Charleston and Camden, South Carolina, the Southern Division of the Continental Army and local militia prepared to meet them. Following General Daniel M...
57278955dd62a815002e9fbc	What is another name for the race to the Dan?	The Race for the River	[ "North_Carolina\n\nThe road to Yorktown and America's independence from Great Britain led through North Carolina. As the British Army moved north from victories in Charleston and Camden, South Carolina, the Southern Division of the Continental Army and local militia prepared to meet them. Following General Daniel M...
57278aa6f1498d1400e8fb62	The Battle of Cowan's Ford was fought on the banks of what river?	Catawba	[ "North_Carolina\n\nIn the Battle of Cowan's Ford, Cornwallis met resistance along the banks of the Catawba River at Cowan's Ford on February 1, 1781, in an attempt to engage General Morgan's forces during a tactical withdrawal. Morgan had moved to the northern part of the state to combine with General Greene's newl...
57278aa6f1498d1400e8fb63	What year was the battle of Cowans Ford?	1781	[ "North_Carolina\n\nIn the Battle of Cowan's Ford, Cornwallis met resistance along the banks of the Catawba River at Cowan's Ford on February 1, 1781, in an attempt to engage General Morgan's forces during a tactical withdrawal. Morgan had moved to the northern part of the state to combine with General Greene's newl...
57278aa6f1498d1400e8fb64	What is the present day name of the city that the Battle of Guilford Courthouse was fought at?	Greensboro	[ "North_Carolina\n\nIn the Battle of Cowan's Ford, Cornwallis met resistance along the banks of the Catawba River at Cowan's Ford on February 1, 1781, in an attempt to engage General Morgan's forces during a tactical withdrawal. Morgan had moved to the northern part of the state to combine with General Greene's newl...
57278aa6f1498d1400e8fb65	After losing the battle of Guilford Courthouse, Cornawallis moved his troops where?	Virginia coastline	[ "North_Carolina\n\nIn the Battle of Cowan's Ford, Cornwallis met resistance along the banks of the Catawba River at Cowan's Ford on February 1, 1781, in an attempt to engage General Morgan's forces during a tactical withdrawal. Morgan had moved to the northern part of the state to combine with General Greene's newl...
57278aa6f1498d1400e8fb66	What did Cornwallis move to the coastline after losing the battle of Guilford Courthouse?	to get reinforcements	[ "North_Carolina\n\nIn the Battle of Cowan's Ford, Cornwallis met resistance along the banks of the Catawba River at Cowan's Ford on February 1, 1781, in an attempt to engage General Morgan's forces during a tactical withdrawal. Morgan had moved to the northern part of the state to combine with General Greene's newl...
57278f03f1498d1400e8fc12	North Carolina was the twelth state to ratify what document?	the Constitution	[ "North_Carolina\n\nOn November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the twelfth state to ratify the Constitution. In 1840, it completed the state capitol building in Raleigh, still standing today. Most of North Carolina's slave owners and large plantations were located in the eastern portion of the state. Although North...
57278f03f1498d1400e8fc13	What date did North Carolina ratify the constitution?	November 21, 1789	[ "North_Carolina\n\nOn November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the twelfth state to ratify the Constitution. In 1840, it completed the state capitol building in Raleigh, still standing today. Most of North Carolina's slave owners and large plantations were located in the eastern portion of the state. Although North...
57278f03f1498d1400e8fc14	What year was the state capitol building of North Carolina completed?	1840	[ "North_Carolina\n\nOn November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the twelfth state to ratify the Constitution. In 1840, it completed the state capitol building in Raleigh, still standing today. Most of North Carolina's slave owners and large plantations were located in the eastern portion of the state. Although North...
57278f03f1498d1400e8fc15	Where was the capitol building completed in 1840?	Raleigh	[ "North_Carolina\n\nOn November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the twelfth state to ratify the Constitution. In 1840, it completed the state capitol building in Raleigh, still standing today. Most of North Carolina's slave owners and large plantations were located in the eastern portion of the state. Although North...
57278f03f1498d1400e8fc16	What part of the state were most slave and plantation owners concentrated in?	eastern	[ "North_Carolina\n\nOn November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the twelfth state to ratify the Constitution. In 1840, it completed the state capitol building in Raleigh, still standing today. Most of North Carolina's slave owners and large plantations were located in the eastern portion of the state. Although North...
572790105951b619008f8d97	Some of the free people of color migrated from what state during the 18th century?	Virginia	[ "North_Carolina\n\nBesides slaves, there were a number of free people of color in the state. Most were descended from free African Americans who had migrated along with neighbors from Virginia during the 18th century. The majority were the descendants of unions in the working classes between white women, indentured...
572790105951b619008f8d98	After the revolution Quakers and mennonited encouraged slaveholders to do what?	free their slaves	[ "North_Carolina\n\nBesides slaves, there were a number of free people of color in the state. Most were descended from free African Americans who had migrated along with neighbors from Virginia during the 18th century. The majority were the descendants of unions in the working classes between white women, indentured...
572790105951b619008f8d99	What happened to the number of free colored people for the first few decades after the war?	rose	[ "North_Carolina\n\nBesides slaves, there were a number of free people of color in the state. Most were descended from free African Americans who had migrated along with neighbors from Virginia during the 18th century. The majority were the descendants of unions in the working classes between white women, indentured...
572791415951b619008f8db7	What was the name of the railroad that began construction in 1836?	Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad	[ "North_Carolina\n\nOn October 25, 1836, construction began on the Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad to connect the port city of Wilmington with the state capital of Raleigh. In 1849 the North Carolina Railroad was created by act of the legislature to extend that railroad west to Greensboro, High Point, and Charlotte....
572791415951b619008f8db8	The Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad was going to connect Wilmington to what city?	Raleigh	[ "North_Carolina\n\nOn October 25, 1836, construction began on the Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad to connect the port city of Wilmington with the state capital of Raleigh. In 1849 the North Carolina Railroad was created by act of the legislature to extend that railroad west to Greensboro, High Point, and Charlotte....
572791415951b619008f8db9	In 1849, what railroad was created?	North Carolina Railroad	[ "North_Carolina\n\nOn October 25, 1836, construction began on the Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad to connect the port city of Wilmington with the state capital of Raleigh. In 1849 the North Carolina Railroad was created by act of the legislature to extend that railroad west to Greensboro, High Point, and Charlotte....
572791415951b619008f8dba	What direction did the North carolina railroad extend?	west	[ "North_Carolina\n\nOn October 25, 1836, construction began on the Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad to connect the port city of Wilmington with the state capital of Raleigh. In 1849 the North Carolina Railroad was created by act of the legislature to extend that railroad west to Greensboro, High Point, and Charlotte....
572791415951b619008f8dbb	What stretch of the railroad was vital to the confederates in the civil war?	Wilmington-to-Raleigh stretch	[ "North_Carolina\n\nOn October 25, 1836, construction began on the Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad to connect the port city of Wilmington with the state capital of Raleigh. In 1849 the North Carolina Railroad was created by act of the legislature to extend that railroad west to Greensboro, High Point, and Charlotte....
5727921f708984140094e135	In 1860, what percent of the North Carolina population were slaves?	33	[ "North_Carolina\n\nWhile slaveholding was slightly less concentrated than in some Southern states, according to the 1860 census, more than 330,000 people, or 33% of the population of 992,622, were enslaved African Americans. They lived and worked chiefly on plantations in the eastern Tidewater. In addition, 30,463 ...
5727921f708984140094e136	Where were most of the slaves in North Carolina located?	eastern Tidewater	[ "North_Carolina\n\nWhile slaveholding was slightly less concentrated than in some Southern states, according to the 1860 census, more than 330,000 people, or 33% of the population of 992,622, were enslaved African Americans. They lived and worked chiefly on plantations in the eastern Tidewater. In addition, 30,463 ...
5727921f708984140094e137	What type of land did the slaves live on?	plantations	[ "North_Carolina\n\nWhile slaveholding was slightly less concentrated than in some Southern states, according to the 1860 census, more than 330,000 people, or 33% of the population of 992,622, were enslaved African Americans. They lived and worked chiefly on plantations in the eastern Tidewater. In addition, 30,463 ...
5727921f708984140094e138	How many free people of color lived in NC in 1860?	30,463	[ "North_Carolina\n\nWhile slaveholding was slightly less concentrated than in some Southern states, according to the 1860 census, more than 330,000 people, or 33% of the population of 992,622, were enslaved African Americans. They lived and worked chiefly on plantations in the eastern Tidewater. In addition, 30,463 ...

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