Question 1

What does the chart indicate about unemployment and economic stability in North Carolina, compared to the United States, from January 2007 to October 2011?

Accepted Answer

Unemployment rates were higher in North Carolina than in the United States, while state and national economies were unstable.

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Unemployment rates steadily increased in North Carolina and steadily decreased in the United States, while state and national economies were unstable.

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Unemployment rates were the same in both North Carolina and the United States, while state and national economies were stable.

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Unemployment rates decreased more quickly in North Carolina than in the United States, while state and national economies were stable.

Question 2

The following excerpt describes the weak economy of North Carolina during the early 1800s:

'Cotton is now almost the only article which bears transportation. But . . . even cotton will not long remain a source of profit in our present manner of [transportation]. The states of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Louisiana, together with the Arkansas . . . are yearly filling up more and more with an enterprising population, who are pressing their production of cotton to a [large] extent. They possess navigable rivers, and they are acting upon the same policy of internal improvement as has been prosecuted by other states.'

- Address to "Fellow Citizens of North Carolina" from minutes of "Railroad Meeting" by James Mebane and Dennis Heartt, August 1, 1828 (Courtesy of Documenting the American South, UNC Library)

Which obstacle did many North Carolinians believe prevented economic growth in North Carolina during these years?

Accepted Answer

Government leaders failed to support investment in infrastructure like roads and railroads.

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The North Carolina government imported cotton and other goods from neighboring states.

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The cotton of North Carolina was of lower quality than the cotton of other southern states.

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The soil in North Carolina was inadequate for the farming of high-profit crops like cotton.

Question 3

The excerpt below describes trade between Great Britain and the United States during the War of 1812: 
'Having need of American foodstuffs, Britain was at first willing to take advantage of New England's opposition to the war by not extending the blockade to the New England coast; but by the beginning of 1814 it was effectively blockading the whole coast and had driven most American naval vessels and privateers off the high seas.'
   -"The War of 1812," American Military History Office of the Chief of Military History, United States Army

How did conflict between the British and Americans during the War of 1812 influence the U.S. economy?

Accepted Answer

The British navy largely prevented American ships from being able to import and export goods.

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The U.S. Navy effectively blockaded British ports, preventing the British from importing and exporting goods.

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The U.S. Navy was able to keep shipping channels open to American merchant ships throughout the war.

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The British navy allowed merchant ships from America to continue to import and export goods after 1814.

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