Contributions to Change in NC

How have the Greensboro Four and other Civil Rights Activists of North Carolina contributed to its change and growth?

• They maintained the status quo.

• They helped many indigenous people return to their homelands.

• They protested to change unfair laws in the south that discriminated against Black people.

• They participated as soldiers in the Revolutionary War.

During the Civil War, which of the following is a way that life changed in America?

• The country remained a united country.

• The establishment of slavery ended.

• Tensions ended between the West and East.

• The South won and and maintained the establishment of slavery.

How did the establishment of America as a country affect the Indigenous people?

• The Indigenous people flourished with the White settlers' government.

• The Indigenous people became depressed because of the construction of America.

• The American government pushed the Indigenous people off their land in The Reservation Movement.

• The Indigenous happily moved west to explore new lands.

Which of the following best summarizes the changing roles of Asian and Latinx immigrants to North Carolina?

• Asian and Latinx communities immigrated to NC for a variety of reasons. They have contributed to ideas, language, food, and culture.

• They do not influence NC.

• Stories are passed down from generation to generation.

• All of the above.

Which of the following best describes the contributions of women in the war in the growth and development of NC?

• Some women in NC added comments and ideas only when asked.

• Some women in NC wanted to learn more to help teach men and children things they did not learn in school.

• Some women in NC tried to work even though working outside of the home was for men.

• Some women in NC were active members in the armed services and were willing to do tasks usually assigned to men.

Which of the following is an example of a secondary source?

• Declaration of Independence

• Diary

• Photograph

• Textbook

Which of the following provides the best reason as to why primary sources are valuable?

• They give a second hand account of an event or time in history without directly talking to the people involved.

• Primary sources give information to help us predict future events.

• Primary sources are not very reliable.

• Primary sources provide firsthand accounts of events or times in history and help the reader understand the sources perspective.

What contributions did the women of Edenton have during the American Revolution?

• The women of Edenton threw tea into Wilmington Harbor to support the Boston Tea Party.

• The Edenton Tea Party boycott was one of the earliest organized women's political actions and showed the frustration of Americans.

• The Edenton Tea Party showed the women of NC that boycotting is useless because England did not take the protest seriously.

• The women of Edenton did not want to be nurses during the American Revolution, so they boycotted tea from England instead.

How did the Indian Trading Path of Indigenous people shape the development of NC?

• Indigenous peoples contributions included allowing colonists to use equipment and resources they had to aid in the fight.

• Indigenous peoples were unable to contribute to change in NC during the Revolutionary War time period because of the lack of communication between them and the colonists.

• Indigenous peoples contributed various navigation routes, seeds and farming techniques, as well as a strong will to fight to protect land which belonged to them.

• Indigenous peoples were unable to contribute to change in NC because the fight for freedom from Great Britain and the King did not belong to them.