Question 1

Appalachian Mountains

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A mountain range in Eastern North America, stretching from Alabama to southeastern Canada, significant to North Carolina geography.

Question 2

Research Triangle

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The region in North Carolina that includes Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, known for its technological companies and educational institutions.

Question 3

Yadkin-Pee Dee River

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The longest river in North Carolina, playing a significant role in the state's water supply and hydroelectric power.

Question 4

Piedmont

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A plateau region in eastern United States extending from New York to Alabama, including central North Carolina, known for its rolling hills.

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Cape Fear River

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The largest river entirely in North Carolina, named by early settlers for the dangerous cape at its mouth.

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Barrier Islands

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Islands along the coast of North Carolina providing a buffer against storms and hurricanes.

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Outer Banks

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A string of peninsulas and barrier islands separating the Atlantic Ocean from mainland North Carolina.

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Coastal Plain

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A flat, low-lying region in North Carolina known for its fertile soil, agriculture, and access to ports.

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Fall Line

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A geological boundary where the hilly Piedmont region meets the flat Coastal Plain, significant for waterfalls and hydroelectric power.

Question 10

Blue Ridge Mountains

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A range within the larger Appalachian Mountains, known for its bluish color when seen from a distance.

Question 11

Smoky Mountains

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A subrange of the Appalachian Mountains, along the Tennessee–North Carolina border known for its foggy conditions.

Question 12

Great Dismal Swamp

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A large swamp in the Coastal Plain region of southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina.

Question 13

Estuary

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An area where a freshwater river or stream meets the ocean, like the Albemarle and Pamlico Sound in North Carolina.

Question 14

Tidewater Region

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The easternmost part of North Carolina, known for its marshes, estuaries, and sea level proximity.

Question 15

Sandhills Region

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A strip of ancient beach dunes providing a unique habitat in the interior of North Carolina.

Question 16

Biltmore Estate

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The largest privately-owned house in the United States, located in Asheville, North Carolina.

Question 17

Wright Brothers National Memorial

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Monument in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, commemorating the first successful, sustained, powered flights in a heavier-than-air machine.

Question 18

Hurricane Hazel

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A catastrophic hurricane in 1954 that was the deadliest and costliest hurricane of the 1954 Atlantic hurricane season, greatly impacting North Carolina.

Question 19

Slavery in North Carolina

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Important for understanding the state's early economy and social structure, which impacted politics and the Civil War.

Question 20

Lost Colony of Roanoke

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The first English settlement in the New World, established in 1585, mysteriously disappeared.

Question 21

Trail of Tears

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A series of forced displacements of Native American nations from their ancestral homelands in Southeastern U.S. to areas to the west, affected Cherokee in NC.

Question 22

North Carolina Constitution

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The governing document for the state, providing the framework for law and government.

Question 23

Civil Rights Act of 1964

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A significant piece of federal legislation outlawing discrimination, having major impact in North Carolina.

Question 24

Greensboro Sit-ins

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Nonviolent protests in 1960 that led to the Woolworth's department store chain removing its policy of racial segregation in the South.

Question 25

Andrew Johnson

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The 17th President of the United States, born in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Question 26

Tobacco in North Carolina

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A historically significant crop, integral to the state's agricultural economy.

Question 27

Textile Industry in North Carolina

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A significant industry in the state during the 19th and 20th centuries.

Question 28

Furniture Production in North Carolina

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An industry that has historically made North Carolina a leading state in furniture production.

Question 29

NASCAR in North Carolina

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With Charlotte as a hub, North Carolina is central to the history and present of NASCAR racing.

Question 30

High Point Market

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The largest home furnishings industry trade show in the world, held twice annually in High Point, North Carolina.

Question 31

Grandfather Mountain

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Known for its mile-high swinging bridge, it's a scenic travel destination and nature preserve in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.

Question 32

Hanging Rock State Park

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A park in the Sauratown Mountains of North Carolina, known for its hiking trails and waterfalls.

Question 33

Pisgah National Forest

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A large wilderness area in the Appalachian Mountains of western North Carolina, offering camping, hiking, and biking trails.

Question 34

Asheville Arts District

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A vibrant district in Asheville, North Carolina, known for its art galleries, studios, and museums.

Question 35

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

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The tallest brick lighthouse in the U.S., an iconic symbol on North Carolina's Outer Banks.

Question 36

Slavery and Plantation Economy

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The South's pre-Civil War economy, based on plantation agriculture and slavery, was integral in North Carolina.

Question 37

Moravians in North Carolina

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A Christian group who settled in what is now Winston-Salem in the 18th century, known for unique culture and traditions.

Question 38

Overmountain Men

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American frontiersmen from west of the Appalachians who took part in the American Revolutionary War.

Question 39

Mecklenburg Declaration

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Alleged to be the first declaration of independence from Britain by a colonial government, claimed by North Carolina.

Question 40

Halifax Resolves

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Adopted on April 12, 1776, the document was the first official action by an entire colony recommending independence from Britain.

Question 41

Regulator Movement

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An uprising in the British North America's Carolina colonies, lasting from about 1765 to 1771, in which citizens took up arms against corrupt colonial officials.

Question 42

State of Franklin

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Short-lived, proposed U.S. state from 1784 to 1788, comprised of territory that later became part of Tennessee but was claimed by North Carolina.

Question 43

Great Migration

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A significant population shift from 1916 to 1970 where millions of African Americans moved from the South, including North Carolina, to the North and West.

Question 44

Charlotte's Banking Industry

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Charlotte is the second-largest banking center in the U.S., home to Bank of America and significant operations for Wells Fargo.

Question 45

Battle of Guilford Courthouse

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A pivotal battle in the Revolutionary War, occurred in present-day Greensboro.

Question 46

Battle of Bentonville

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The largest Civil War battle in North Carolina, which took place near Four Oaks in March 1865.

Question 47

Shaping of North Carolina Borders

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The evolution of the state's borders from the colonial period to the present, shaped by geography, treaties, and disputes.

Question 48

Carolina Gold Rush

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America's first gold rush in the early 1800s, started with the discovery of a large nugget in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.

Question 49

Camp Lejeune

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A major Marine Corps Base on the East Coast, located in Jacksonville, North Carolina.

Question 50

Fort Bragg

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A major U.S. Army installation, home to the Airborne and Special Operations Forces, located west of Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Question 51

Billy Graham

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A prominent evangelical Christian figure, known internationally for his evangelistic crusades, born in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Question 52

James K. Polk

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The 11th President of the United States, born in Pineville, North Carolina.

Question 53

North Carolina Barbecue

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A traditional cuisine of North Carolina, distinctively split into Eastern and Western (or Lexington) styles.

Question 54

Lumbee Tribe

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The largest tribe in North Carolina, the largest tribe east of the Mississippi River, and the ninth largest in the nation. The Lumbee take their name from the Lumber River originally known as the Lumbee River, which winds its way through Robeson County.

Question 55

Populism in North Carolina

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Populist political movements have had notable impacts in North Carolina, notably through the Farmer's Alliance and Populist Party in the late 19th century.

Question 56

Sir Walter Raleigh

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English explorer for whom North Carolina's capital city is named. He attempted to establish the Roanoke Colony in the late 16th century.

Question 57

Catawba Indians

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The only federally recognized tribe in the state of North Carolina, primarily residing in the Catawba Indian Nation located near Rock Hill, South Carolina.

Question 58

Silent Sam

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A statue of a Confederate soldier that stood on the University of North Carolina's campus from 1913 to 2018, sparking a long-standing controversy.

Question 59

Thomas Wolfe

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A significant 20th-century writer, born in Asheville, known for novels like "Look Homeward, Angel".

Question 60

Zebulon B. Vance

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A Confederate military officer in the American Civil War, the Governor of North Carolina during the war, and U.S. Senator later. Vance monuments and memorials are found throughout the state.

Question 61

Antebellum Architecture

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Represented by many historic plantation houses and other structures across the state, it provides insight into pre-Civil War southern society.

Question 62

Richard Caswell

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The first and fifth governor of the U.S. State of North Carolina during the Revolutionary War.

Question 63

1898 Wilmington Insurrection

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The only instance of a municipal government being overthrown in U.S. history, marked by significant violence.

Question 64

Tryon Palace

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The first permanent capitol of North Carolina and the residence of the British Royal Governor before the American Revolution.

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