Midterm

Question 1

Booker T. Washington

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Born into slavery and became a leading African American Intellectual. FOunded both the “Tuskegee normal and industrial Institute” and the “National Negro Business League”

Question 2

Kennesaw Mountain Gap

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During the Atlanta Campaign, Union General William Sherman launched a full-scale frontal assault on the position of General Joseph johnsons rebels

Question 3

Moonshine

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A type of whiskey produced before the American Revolution, mostly produced at night to avoid detection. A high-proof liquor is usually produced illegally.

Question 4

Lookout Mtn

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A battle that was part of the Chattanooga Campaign and happened on November 24, 1863

Question 5

Twenty Negro Law

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A law that was made in the Confederate states allowing every person who owned Twenty Negroes to go home

Question 6

Hatfields and McCoys

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A feud about politics and the war (and money) the Mccoys were republicans and unionists while the Hatfields were Democrats and ec-confederates.

Question 7

Kentucky

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The first U.S state west of the Appalachian mountains, Daniel Boone was the most prominent Explorer

Question 8

Andrew Jackson

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A major General in the war of 1812 and a national hero after defeating the British at New Orleans

Question 9

Richmond, VA

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It was named the capital of the confederacy in 1861 and became the home to the confederate congress and the states-general Assembly

Question 10

Log Cabins

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Were Easy to build and get materials for in Appalachia, were considered not appealing by many outside of Appalachia including Elijah Mitchell

Question 11

Alvin York

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A WWI Hero and won the medal of honor for leading an attack on a german machine gun nest and saving many lives.

Question 12

Beaver Wars

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Iroquois took control of the beaver fur trade and expanded their territory after decimating beaver populations causing them to attack other Native American and French settlements for more fur and power

Question 13

Shelton Laurel Valley, Madison County, NC

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Shelton Laurel Massacre, a confederate regiments execution of 13 accused United States sympathizers during the height of the Civil war

Question 14

Dragging Canoe

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Cherokee red chief led a band of Cherokee warriors who resisted colonists and settlers in the south.

Question 15

Zebulon Vance

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An American lawyer and politician who served as the 37th and 43rd governor of North Carolina, a U.S. Senator from North Carolina, and a Confederate officer during the American Civil War.

Question 16

Buncombe Co (Asheville)

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Formed from Burke and Rutherford Counties in 1791. It was named for Edward Buncombe, a Revolutionary War colonel.

Question 17

Civil War

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Northern victory in the war preserved the United States as one nation and ended the institution of slavery that had divided the country from its beginning.

Question 18

Daniel Boone

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An explorer for most of his life, That is associated with exploring Kentucky and leading several others along the Cumberland Gap.

Question 19

Cumberland Gap

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September 7-9, 1863 fall of the Cumberland Gap was a victory for union forces under the command of Ambrose Burnside during his campaign for Knoxville. The bloodless engagement cost the confederates 2,300 men captured and control of the Cumberland gap

Question 20

Andrew Johnson

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The 17th president of the United States after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, born in Raleigh, NC, and moved to Greenville Tennessee later n life

Question 21

Railroad

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Built for movement of goods and tourism, allowed for international trading and distribution

Question 22

Shape-Note Singing

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American songbooks that used shapes instead of notes to represent different pitches for easier understanding over music-notes

Question 23

Coal in Eastern, KY

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Apart of the Appalachian basin, coal occurs is in 57/120 counties in KY and most coal miners were African American

Question 24

Whigs V.S. Democrats

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Two main parties of the two-party system. WHigs focused more on the masses and the smaller role of government. Democrats focused on a stronger government and reform.

Question 25

Fort Sumter

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Located in the middle of Charleston Harbor. April 12, 1861, Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina's Charleston Harbor. Less than 34 hours later, Union forces surrendered, used to indicate the beginning of the civil war.

Question 26

Whiskey Rebellion

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he first test of federal authority in the United States. was a violent tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791 and ending in 1794 during the presidency of George Washington

Question 27

Hinton Helper

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an American writer, abolitionist, and white supremacist. He was the only prominent American Southern author to attack slavery before the outbreak of the American Civil War

Question 28

John Henry

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He was the strongest, fastest, and most powerful man working on the railroads and died while building them.

Question 29

George Went Hensley

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American Pentecostal minister best known for popularizing the practice of snake handling.

Question 30

west Virginia

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In support of the union and against Virginia's decision to secede from the united states West Virginia made their own state

Question 31

Cherokee

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Largest Native American tribe in North America. They became known as one of the so-called "Five Civilized Tribes," thanks to their relatively peaceful interactions with early European settlers and their willingness to adapt to Anglo-American customs.

Question 32

Fort San Juan

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Built before English settlers arrived in NC in the late 16th century, in what is now Morganton, NC

Question 33

Pentecostal Tradition

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A Christianity that emphasizes the gifts of the Holy Spirit — specifically, speaking in tongues as well as supernatural healing and other manifestations of the Holy Spirit. Some included snake handling (Church of god)

Question 34

Frankie Silver

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hanged in Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, for the axe murder of her husband Charles and then burning the evidence

Question 35

The Floyd Family

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The 1912 courthouse Massacre led by the Floyd Allen Clan, 57 bullets in 90 secs

Question 36

Elisha Mitchell

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Fell to his death exploring the black mountain range, commonly known as a naturalist explorer around the states and also known for his letters and documents about the things he saw