| Economic Activities |
| #1 |
Last summer Marion made $900 working at a pizza shop and wants to invest some of the money to pay for college. Her bank offers these current savings options and interest rates. Savings Account 0.09% Mutual Fund 7% Savings Bond 4.65% Certificate of deposit (CD's) 2.25% Based on these options, what would be the best investment option for Marion? |
Mutual fund |
| #2 |
A graph shows a trend of NC Textile Mills Employees dropping steadily from 140,000 in 1996 to 48,000 employees in 2006. Which idea could explain this trend? New technology and overseas production have caused a reduction in textile jobs in the state, textile workers have left factories to find higher paying jobs in other industries, the textile industry is growing faster than employers can find people to work in the factories, or NC's economy has shifted from manufacturing to agriculture? |
New technology and overseas production have caused a reduction in textile jobs in the state |
| #3 |
A graph shows a dramatic rise in unemployment during the period of 1935 to 1945. Our nation was most likely in which situation? The nation was experiencing rapid industrial growth, the nation's Gross Domestic Product was growing, the nation was involved in an international war, or the nation was experiencing a depression? |
The nation was experiencing a depression |
| #4 |
During the Great Depression, President Roosevelt's New Deal Plan used government money to create jobs in NC and the rest of the country. What long-term impact did his actions have on the government of the U.S.? It weakened the power of the President and Congress, it strenghened the role and power of the federal government, it ended the power of state governments to create jobs or it allowed state governments to have power over the federal government? |
It strengthened the role of the fed government |
| #5 |
What role did African Americans play in the developing culture and economy of NC? They had a limited impact on the culture and agricultural development of the state, they contributed key language, traditions, and agricultural skills to NC, they established many manufacturing plants for processing cotton in NC or they introduced the concept of religious tolerance and freedom to NC? |
Contributed key language, traditions and agricultural skills to NC |
| Role of Citizens |
| #1 |
In the past to protect their homes from erosion, some residents along the coast of NC built structures such as jetties and sea walls. While these things protect individual homes, studies have shown they cause worse erosion downstream from their location. In 2003, NC passed a law banning the construction of these structures. Based on this information, what inference can be made about the impact of this environmental issue on the state? Strategies for preventing erosion are popular and have widespread support among people affected by the issue, the issue of preventing erosion has caused a clash between homeowners and the government, environmentalists and homeowners agree on the best way to protect the beaches from erosion, or the new laws is a permanent solution to ending the problems associated with the erosion of the coastline? |
There has been a clash between the government and homeowners over erosion and what to do about it! |
| #2 |
Education supporters in rally carrry a banner down the street which reads "Support Public Education in NC" This is an example of what civic action? |
marching in a protest |
| #3 |
In 1960, four young men from North Carolina A and T University staged a _____________ at Woolworths. |
sit-in |
| #4 |
What is a boycott and how does it promote change? |
Refusal to solicit a business for the purpose of hurting it economically, helping to change discriminatory or unfair practices. |
| #5 |
In 1908 NC passed a referendum to outlaw alcohol eleven years before Prohibition was added to the Constitution. Despite the overwhelming support for it in NC, what unintended consequences made Prohibition unsuccessful in the state and the rest of the nation? The closing of bars and stores that sold alchol hurt the economy so much that the Great Depression started, crime rates rose as people were able to make large sums of money selling illegal alcohol, people were unable to access certain medicines that were made from alcohol, and many died or lawmakers disagreed with the public's right to vote on Prohibition laws and overturned the ban? |
Crime rose as illegal alcohol was sold for large sums of money. |
| Change and Continuity |
| #1 |
In the year 1790 in NC the African population was 100,000. In 1850, it was 288,500. In 1860 it was 331,100. Which ideas explains the increase in the African population between 1790 and 1860? Africans immigrated to NC for job opportunities, African birth rates were higher in NC than in other states, Africans were brought to NC as slaves to work on plantations, or Africans came to NC to escape harsh treatment in other states? |
Brought as slaves to work on plantations |
| #2 |
Ratification of the 15th Amendment, 19th Amendment, 24th Amendment, Passage of the Voting Rights Act, and Ratification of the 26th Amendment all have what in common? |
They allowed more people to be allowed to vote...15 voting cannot be denied based on race, 19th women's suffrage, 24th abolished the poll tax, Voting Rights Act prohibits racial discrimination in voting, 26th 18 voting age |
| #3 |
Old Salem is a historic site in Winston Salem. It celebrates the traditions o which group of German settlers who came to the area for religious freedom and formed a close community based on the ideals of unity and industry? Hmong, Jews, Moravians, or Quakers? |
Moravians |
| #4 |
"We Can Do It " is an iconic poster from WWII. What contribution by women is represented by this poster? Women joined the military and served as soldiers during the war, women took war jobs to help sustain the economy while men were away fighting, women attended college to get technical degrees so they could work in factories or women won the right to vote and helped elect leaders who would end the war? |
Took jobs to sustain the economy while men were away fighting |
| #5 |
What major social movement began after the end of WWII? What was one result of the movement? |
Civil Rights Movement. Integration of regiments in the military |
| Culture and Its Effects |
| #1 |
For over 50 years, the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games have taken place each summer near Linville, NC. People from all over the state come to watch athletes participate in traditional Scottish events such as archery, wrestling, and caber tossing ( A caber is a large wooden pole.) Participants wear traditional Scottish clothing, listen to Scottish music, and see exhibits of Scottish art and music. What is the main purpose of this event? To promote tourism and contribute to the economy of the coastal region of the state, to educate people about the impact of athletics on the state, to encourage people to support environmental protections in this part of the state or to celebrate the history and traditions of the people who settled in this region? |
To celebrate the history and traditions fo the people who settled this region. |
| #2 |
How did the Great Migration affect American society? Af. Amer created a new urban culture in the north, the South promoted progressive laws and economic opportunities, Racism was less prevalent across the U.S., or the Af. Amer. population increased in southern coastal towns? |
Afr. Amer new urban culture in the North. |
| #3 |
The Women's Suffrage Movement involved which of the following actions? Creating pamphlets to bring awareness to the plight of women, waiting for the the government to pass the 19th amendment, Appealing to wealthy women to fund the movement with their money, or relying on female legislative members to promote women's suffrage? |
Printing and circulating pamphlets |
| #4 |
What was the "bank run" of 1930 and why did it happen? |
Stock Market collapse due to living on credit, citizens went to retrieve funds from banks and they closed down/failure to support deposits |
| #5 |
How would you describe life in the Jamestown colony? Harsh weather brought Indians to help the colonists, Harsh weather reduced and destroyed tobacco crops, harsh weather convinced settlers to return to England, or harsh weather decreased the quality of life for settlers by making it difficult to obtain enough food? |
Weather decreased the quality of life and food supply |
| Mixed Bag |
| #1 |
What is sedition? |
Conduct or speech inciting citizens to rebel |
| #2 |
How did migration of the Western territory help to develop the U.S.? It helped Native Americans preserve their culture, it created densely populated urban areas, it encouraged legislation to support civil rights, or it expanded industry and the economy? |
Expanded industry and the economy |
| #3 |
How did the U.S. government respond to conflicts over slavery before the Civil War? It granted the right to vote to all citizens, it granted citizenship to all people, it passed a series of compromised to appeal citizens, or it passed property rights legislation prevent illegal searches? |
A series of compromises....slave state vs. free Remember the violence in Kansas with John Brown? |
| #4 |
NC was very poor during the early 1800's because NC cotton was of lower quality than cotton from other southern states, the NC gov imported cotton from other southern states, the soil in NC was inadequate for growing cash crops or NC gov. leaders failed to support investment in infrastructure like roads and railroads? |
Failure to support infrastructure |
| #5 |
What kind of impact did the transcontinental railroad have on the U.S.? |
Growth of cities, growth of industry, migration of people west |
