North Carolina Regions Coastal Plain North Carolina Regions
Review The region that was first settled… …COASTAL PLAIN The region that we live in… …PIEDMONT The region that is most isolated… …MOUNTAINS Which regions have you been to? Which region is your favorite?
Geography Outer Banks Loose, Fertile Soil Mild Climate Barrier islands Sediment deposits lead to shallow ports Colonists moved in from other colonies Loose, Fertile Soil Mild Climate
Sir Walter Raleigh Very close to Queen Elizabeth I Three trips to Carolina— “Lost Colony” Virginia Dare—first English child born in America None were successful King James I had him arrested Stayed in Tower of London for 13 years Beheaded Video Link
Slave Labor Why did it thrive on the coast? Free labor source Good farming conditions Plantation system Huge farms producing cash crops #1 cash crop = tobacco
Early Settlers Moved in from VA Nathaniell Batts No NC birthday Set up a home in Roanoke No NC birthday No date for the 1st official settlement Video Link
Lord Proprietors Who were they? Eight wealthy Englishmen Given land in 1663 by King Charles II Governors were appointed to run the colony
Culpepper’s Rebellion 1677 – 1678 Colonists hated Navigation Acts Taxes! John Culpepper and his supporters arrested the local governor Things ran smoothly! Culpepper eventually found not guilty
First Towns Bath New Bern Founded in 1705 Video Link Founded in 1710 by John Lawson Lawson killed by Tuscarora tribe beginning the Tuscarora War War ends in 1715 with defeat of the Tuscarora by settlers & their native allies
Pirates Outer Banks were perfect for hiding out NC settlers bought cheap goods from the pirates—tax free! Blackbeard Edward Teach Lived in Bath Used Ocracoke as his base Lt. Robert Maynard killed him Shot five times, stabbed twenty times, then beheaded Video Link
Thus ends the Golden Age of Piracy…
Carolina Colony Splits North Carolina was very difficult to manage Rough land No deep water ports Independent colonists South Carolina was awesome Charles Town harbor Better climate Manageable colonists Split in 1712
North Carolina Settles Down 1729 NC sold to King George II Becomes royal colony Native American threat removed Piracy threat removed Royal governors came in to control