North Carolina
Founded: 1653 by Virginia colonists
Major Industry/Economy: Plantation agriculture (indigo, rice, tobacco)
Major Cities: Raleigh
Colony Named for: from Carolus, the Latin word for "Charles," Charles I of England
Became a State: November 21, 1789
Reasons: In 1653, some Virginians settled in what would become North Carolina. In 1663, King Charles II issued a royal charter to eight nobles to settle the area south of Virginia. They created Carolina and included the previous settlement. However, because of internal problems, the crown took over the colony and formed North and South Carolina out of it in 1729.
Residency requirements: white male landowner
Target resident(s): Anglican, Christian, Plantation farmers
Religion: Anglican
Government: Democracy
Celebrities: Sir Walter Raleigh
John White
Blackbeard
Zach Gilifinakis
Major Industry/Economy: Plantation agriculture (indigo, rice, tobacco)
Major Cities: Raleigh
Colony Named for: from Carolus, the Latin word for "Charles," Charles I of England
Became a State: November 21, 1789
Reasons: In 1653, some Virginians settled in what would become North Carolina. In 1663, King Charles II issued a royal charter to eight nobles to settle the area south of Virginia. They created Carolina and included the previous settlement. However, because of internal problems, the crown took over the colony and formed North and South Carolina out of it in 1729.
Residency requirements: white male landowner
Target resident(s): Anglican, Christian, Plantation farmers
Religion: Anglican
Government: Democracy
Celebrities: Sir Walter Raleigh
John White
Blackbeard
Zach Gilifinakis