What were challenges to public education in North Carolina in the early 1800s? Check all that apply. There were only a few schools.
Families had to pay for their children to attend school.
Often only the largest towns had schools.
Schools in the west were more accessible by roads than those in the east.
Taxes that were contributed to the literary fund remained unused.

Which of the following statements describe the work of enslaved people? Check all that apply.

Many worked in the fields.
Some were given specialized tasks.
Most worked on large plantations.
They spent most of their time working.
Some worked as servants in homes.

Which describes yeoman farmers in North Carolina in the mid-1800s?

They bartered for most of their necessities.
They lived in large multi-room cabins.
They generally lived in the eastern part of the state.
They owned their own land.

Which statement best describes participation in government in North Carolina during the antebellum era?

Eastern counties had greater government representation.
Western counties had greater government representation.
Representation was balanced between the east and the west.
Representation often shifted between the east and the west.

How did Archibald Murphey plan to improve infrastructure in North Carolina? Check all that apply.

by using tolls on roads and waterways to fund development
by cleaning existing canals and waterways
by constructing rail lines to connect the mountains and the coast
by building new roads and canals
by dredging rivers to provide better access for boats

What were the differences in infrastructure between the east and the west in North Carolina in the 1800s? Check all that apply.

The west had fewer roads and railroads.
The east had rivers suited for transportation.
The west wanted improvements in infrastructure.
The east had fewer avenues for shipping goods.
The west had more avenues for shipping goods.
The east needed fewer improvements in infrastructure.

Read the excerpt from Archibald Murphey’s 1817 report to the North Carolina senate.

This plan for establishing primary schools is simple, and can easily be carried into execution. . . . It enables every neighborhood . . . to have a primary school, at the cheap price of a small lot of ground, and a house . . . sufficient for the purpose of the school. Were these schools in full operation in every section of the State, even in the present state of our population, more than fifteen thousand children would annually be taught in them. These schools would be to the rich a convenience, and to the poor, a blessing.

According to the excerpt, what were Murphey’s goals for public education? Check all that apply.

to make education more convenient for wealthy children
to develop schools across the state as cheaply as possible
to educate both wealthy and poor children
to provide every neighborhood with access to a primary school
to establish universities in every section of the state