1. NORTH CAROLINA COLONY The colony was founded in April 1585
and was found by English settlers
Produced by: Mark and Maddie

2. The First People Thousands of years ago Indians came
The Cherokee tribe was the largest tribe to live in North Carolina
They farmed in central areas
Most Native Americans fished, some used spears and some used nets
Built homes from material of nature
Catawba farmed in central areas
another tribe lived along the rivers (coast)

3. Settelers1
1585 a group of English settlers began to settle in North Carolina
They landed on Roanoke Island but did not last
At first the settlers were peaceful then war broke out
Colonist first settled along the coast as the colony grew they moved in lands
Within a year the colonist returned to England to get supplies

4. Settlers 2
In the King of England claimed the land what is now North and South Carolina and named the land Carolana.
His son later named it Carolina

5. Life in the Colony
King Charles the 2nd gave a charter to Carolina Colony. The King gave the colony to 8 English men called the Lords proprietors. The Lords proprietors decided not to rule the settlement over seas. In the early 1650s, colonist moved south to find better farm land. King Charles 2nd gave the colony of Carolina to the proprietors. The proprietors chose governors to rule the land. The land included these present day states North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia.

6. Life in colony 2
During the mid 1720s England took control of Carolinas government. In the early 1710s North and South Carolinas were split in two. In the late 1700s North Carolina became a royal colony. England would now appoint a governor for North Carolina. The population grew from over 30 thousand to over 120 thousand.

7. They Raised Me!!!
Work and Trade
Most North Carolina colonist were farmers because they raised hogs and cattle.
They grew sweet potatoes, corn, wheat, and pumpkins.
They used all these things to feed their families.
They raised crops to be sold at markets
Some farmers would raise smaller crops like indigo and rice.

8. Farmers paid indentured servants to come from England
Many colonist grew there own crops to feed their families
Servants work for a certain amount of time before they had to work free as slaves
Most colonist lived on large farms called plantations
The farmers grew tobacco
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9. Exports
Tobacco
Corn
Wheat
Fish
Seafood
Fur
Lumber
Tar

10. Religion
Some settlers followed the church of England. The other settlers went to the church called Presbyterian church. Many colonist moved to North Carolina to farm. Quaker women worked during church service

11. Community The major crop in North Carolina was tobacco
Fishing and shipbuilding were important jobs for this colony
Hawks and cattle were raised on farms
North Carolina did not grow as fast as other American colonies
There was no easy way of getting goods from Europe
Travel was difficult for settlers because the colony was still frontier

12. Becoming a State
By 1760s Colonist were angry at the British Governor. In 1768 a group of North Carolina farmers from the west began to speak out. Many colonist moved to Tennessee so they did not have to pay taxes. The British rule spread through the American colonies. War broke out!!! North Carolina was the first settlement to announce independence. On April North Carolinas government adopted a Halifax Resolves. In 1787 Congress adopted the constitution and North Carolina agreed.

13. North Carolina became a state on November 21st 1789
STATE HOOD
North Carolina became a state on November 21st 1789
It was the 12th state to join the United States

14. Interesting facts
Agricultural Products: corn, cotton, rice, tobacco, and wheat.
Location: Southern Colonies
Religious Faiths: Church of England and Moravian
Year of Founding: In the year 1663
First Town: Bath, North Carolina

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