The Colony of North Carolina

ORIGINS OF NORTH CAROLINA

Originally part of Virginia and then a proprietary colony

ORIGINS OF NORTH CAROLINA

People were tired of religious laws
Good farmland, long growing season

TYPES OF PEOPLE

Simple - produced almost everything needed
30 Native American tribes before colonization

TYPES OF PEOPLE

Servants from Virginia-became farmers
Anglican and Quaker
People had slaves

SIGNIFICANT PEOPLE

Sir John White and
Sir Walter Raleigh - established Lost Colony

SIGNIFICANT PEOPLE

Blackbeard- raided English
John Lawson - author of History of Carolina

MAJOR HISTORICAL EVENTS

The establishment/disappearance colony of Roanoke

MAJOR HISTORICAL EVENTS

Braddock’s defeat- part of French and Indian War

FUN FACTS

Had 4 different capitals
Their amusements were: barbecues, dances, housewarmings for newlyweds, shooting matches, contests for making quilted blankets

FUN FACTS
People had private tutors or taught by parents
Community/ family meals- one drink and plate
Blackbeard was near North Carolina

Work Cited

• Life in the Thirteen Colonies: North Carolina
• The North Carolina Colony
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_North-Carolina
• http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/outlines/history-2005/the-colonial-period/the-sou...

Work Cited

• https://www.revolutionary-war.net/south-carolina-colony.html
• https://www.landofthebrave.info/north-carolina-colony.htm
• https://www.ourstate.com/edging-closer-to-answers-the-lost-colony/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_the_Thirteen_Colonies

Work Cited

• http://www.clubcorp.com/Clubs/Ford-s-Colony-Country-Club
• https://southernspaces.org/2012/bulletin-november-29-2012
• http://www.ncgenweb.us/ncstate/maps/nc_maps.htm
• https://www.ncdcr.gov/blackbeard-300

Work Cited

• http://www.artwarefineart.com/archive/gallery/portrait-sir-walter-raleigh-1...
• https://blog.oup.com/2015/07/history-braddocks-defeat/
• https://www.ncpedia.org/quilting-part-v-twentieth-century