By Maria Carrillo

 1653 In the northern part, Virginians settled in North Carolina and developed into Virginia –like colony.  1663, Charles II granted land to 8 nobles and became proprietors of Carolina.  Sir Walter Raleigh claimed land that is now North Carolina.  1729, North Carolina became a royal colony.

 The colony had proprietors and governors and officials.  The rich planters with plantations and the families that self-sustain themselves with small farms.  Slaves and indentured servants were at the bottom of society.  Religion did not play as big as a role as in other colonies.

 North Carolina had dangerous coastlines, very few rivers to navigate.  The climate was the warmest of the three regions and had longest growing season.  Geography had a broad, coastal plain that was hilly and covered with forests.  Also, had the rich farm lands.

 Virginian Settlers had self-sufficient tobacco farms.  The rich planters had plantations were cotton, rice, tobacco and indigo.

 Main cash crops for industry were tobacco, Indigo, and rice.  Cotton became highly profitable with slave labor.  Pine forests were used for ship building.

 Better life for families and to escape poverty.  Consisted of more of families.  Runaway servants and fur traders.  To farm cash crops.  Religious freedom was easily found in the colony.  Slaves were brought to work on plantations.

 North Carolina had the most wide range of religions that were tolerated.  The religions were Quakers, German Lutherans, German Moravians, Scotch-Irish Presbyterians, Baptists and Catholics.  In 1730, the population included 30,000 whites and 6,000 slaves.  In 1775, there were 265,000 whites and 10,000 slaves.

 King Charles II was the king of England who granted a charter to eight noble men.  Sir Walter Raleigh was the proprietor of Roanoke Island which failed and is called the Lost Colony.