NC Unit 4
Objective: 3.01
1.
Which statement best explains why North Carolina’s senators voted to declare war
against Britain in 1812?
A
The senators were acting out of loyalty to their nation.
B
Most senators had been Patriots rather than Loyalists.
C
The British had invaded the Outer Banks’ coast.
D
The voters had voted in favor of declaring war.
Objective: 3.01
2.
How did the War of 1812 come to North Carolina in 1813?
A
The federal government set up a training camp for soldiers at Camp Bragg.
B
The U.S. government issued a draft in the state to gain more soldiers.
C
The legislature voted to become involved in the war.
D
British ships invaded Ocracoke Island and occupied it for four days.
Objective: 3.01
3.
Why did many former Loyalists in North Carolina fight against the British in the War of
1812?
A
They were still angry about the outcome of the Revolutionary War.
B
They wanted to prove they were loyal Americans.
C
A state law forced them to enlist or be subject to imprisonment.
D
The British had treated their Canadian colonies badly.
Objective: 3.01
4.
What event led some Americans to believe that the British were a greater threat than
the French in the early 1800s?
A
The British attack on the Chesapeake
B
The French’s promise to end trade restrictions
C
England’s response to the Embargo Act
D
France’s practice of the impressments of sailors
Objective: 3.01
5.
Which Shawnee chief believed that allying with the British in the early 1800s could help
Native Americans?
A
Chief Joseph
B
Crazy Horse
C
Tecumseh
D
Sitting Bull
Objective: 3.01
6.
What made the British offer a $50,000 reward for the capture of North Carolina hero
Otway Burns?
A
He successfully captured or destroyed many British ships.
B
He ran the Underground Railroad.
C
He helped Native American leaders resist attacks by British settlers.
D
He had dueled and defeated one of the English dukes.
Objective: 3.01
7.
What was Macon’s Bill Number 2?
A
A law promoting education in Macon County up to grade 6
B
A pamphlet describing the outline of a new state constitution
C
An article written to incite North Carolinians to join the war against England
D
An attempt in 1810 by Representative Nathaniel Macon to avert war
Objective: 3.01
8.
Why did the United States go to war against Tripoli?
A
Tripoli had attacked and looted several U.S. ships in the Mediterranean Sea.
B
Tripoli contained vast natural resources that U.S. leaders wanted to control.
C
Tripoli demanded more tribute to allow U.S. ships to pass safely through the
Mediterranean.
D
Tripoli was secretly funding the British war effort.
Objective: 3.01
9.
Who were the War Hawks?
A
Members of the gentry who sought compensation from the British for the Revolutionary
War
B
Young Republican members of Congress who wanted to declare war against the British
C
Young radicals in England who wanted the United States to remain a British colony
D
A group of slave holders that wanted North Carolina to secede from the Union
Objective: 3.08
10.
How did frigates like “Old Ironsides” help the Americans achieve victories at sea?
A
These fast and sturdy warships were hard for the British to destroy.
B
Refrigerated food helped the sailors fight longer and harder.
C
Retired frigates such as Ironsides were able to train younger naval officers.
D
These British battalions moved too slowly to be a serious threat to the United States.
Objective: 3.01
11.
Why did the British avoid landing on the North Carolina coast during the War of 1812?
A
They knew that North Carolina troops were waiting for them.
B
Landing in Virginia gave them a better base of operations because it was closer to
Washington, DC.
C
It was very difficult for ships to navigate to and around the Outer Banks.
D
Lighthouses on the coast made hiding their ships nearly impossible.
Objective: 3.01
12.
How did North Carolina native Johnston Blakeley contribute to the American victory in
the War of 1812?
A
He fought the British at sea and destroyed more than 20 ships.
B
He spied on British commanders to learn their plans and pass on the information to U.S.
troops.
C
He carried secret messages between the American generals.
D
He was president of a steel company that made munitions for the troops.
Objective: 3.08
13.
Which statement best describes North Carolina leaders’ actions after the Louisiana
Purchase?
A
They called for the impeachment of President Jefferson.
B
Their rejection of the purchase caused Jefferson to lose the next election.
C
They voted to provide funding to build a railroad to the region.
D
Their opposition to President Jefferson led to the formation of the Quids political party.
Objective: 3.01
14.
Who was probably the most famous hero of the War of 1812 that came from North
Carolina?
A
Andrew Jackson
B
Tecumseh
C
Thomas Jefferson
D
Anthony Wayne
Objective: 3.01
15.
How did North Carolina earn the nickname “Rip Van Winkle State” after the War of
1812?
A
During the war, troops often fought bravely on very little sleep.
B
The author of the story, Washington Irving, was a native of the state.
C
Other states viewed its government as ineffective, or “asleep.”
D
North Carolina had beautiful, vast forests of pine trees.
Objective: 3.01
16.
Why did North Carolinians initially favor Thomas Jefferson over Alexander Hamilton?
Objective: 3.08
17.
Why did the Louisiana Purchase disturb Nathaniel Macon and other North Carolina
leaders?