NC as a New State Part 2

How many counties were recognized in the 1835 constitution?

• 50

• 80

• 100

• 120

What determined representation in the new senate?

• acreage

• taxes paid

• population

• crops grown

What was a drawback to the 1835 amendments?

• Women lost the right to own land.

• Only Protestant Christians could vote

• Free African American men lost the vote

• . Men could not own more than 100 acres

Who most likely received education in the 1700s?

• farmhands

• factory workers

• wealthy families

• enslaved children

When was the Education Act passed?

• 1817

• 1825

• 1839

• 1852

Who was North Carolina’s first state superintendent?

• Calvin Wiley

• Edward Dudley

• James Iredell Jr.

• Archibald Murphy

Who led the rebellion against slavery?

• John Fries

• Nat Turner

• Thomas Dorr

• Daniel Shays

What was one of the rules for enslaved people?

• They must be Christians.

• Schooling was required.

• Earning money was illegal

• Children were freed as adults

Why were the Cherokee removed from their homes?

• They broke a treaty.

• Gold was discovered.

• The British were coming

• There was a severe drought.

Where did President Jackson move the Cherokee?

• southern Florida

• eastern Louisiana

• west of the Mississippi

• . northwestern Oregon