The Colonization of North Carolina Chapter 5

The Virginia Company  A group of merchants in England, The Virginia Company, founded the 1st permanent colony (May 1607) in Jamestown, VA  Jamestown was important to NC because:  John Smith searched for colonists of the Lost Colony  Africans arrived providing labor, and  Tobacco became the 1st great $ crop

Carolana  Land between FL and the Albemarle Sound named after King Charles I

Settlers from the North  The need for more land brought Virginians to the area North of the Albemarle Sound  Nathaniel Batts: 1st permanent white settler in NC

The Lords Proprietors  8 supporters of King Charles II  granted the Heath patent  Created 3 counties (along the coast of Carolana)  Albemarle  Clarendon  Craven  Governor  Council  Assembly

Culpepper’s Rebellion  Began when the Proprietors tried to enforce the Navigation Acts of 1651, 1660 and 1673  These acts stated that the colonies could only use English vessels for their trade shipments

Gibbs’ Rebellion  A rebellion over who had the right to be governor  John Gibbs challenged the Proprietors for this position

North Carolina’s First Towns  In 1706, John Lawson founded Bath, the first town in NC  New Bern was found in 1710 by a group of German and Swiss Protestants, led by Christoph von Graffenried, who wanted to escape religious persecution in Europe

Cary’s Rebellion  A religious struggle between the Anglicans and Quakers over the practice of religious beliefs

Tuscarora War  3 reasons for the conflict between the Tuscarora and settlers  White traders often cheated the Indians  Indian slave trade began to include the Tuscarora  The number of settlers on Indian land was increasing

Effects of the War  Many Tuscarora:  were killed or enslaved  left Carolina to settle in NY and Canada  Tuscarora land was left open for settlement  The colony:  suffered severe damage and was deeply in debt  laws were revised to improve government and transportation  land was opened up for settlement

Carolina Pirates  The Golden Age of Piracy  The Golden Age of Piracy: the period between 1689 and 1718  Edward Teach (Blackbeard) and Major Stede Bonnet: 2 of the most well-known pirates of NC

Settling the Cape Fear Region  The area around the Cape Fear River became the last area of coastal NC to be permanently settled

The End of Proprietorship  On July 25, 1729, North Carolina became a royal colony governed by the crown