1. Colonial North Carolina

2. Where do you get information?
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3. Two Types of Sources Primary Sources Secondary Sources
Items created used by people that leave clues about their lives
Examples: letters, diaries, journals, maps, recipes, pictures, artifacts, documents, cartoons etc..
Historical Record
Evidence about the past
Items created after something happened
Talk about someone else’s experiences
Examples: textbooks, newspapers, encyclopedia
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4. Examples of primary sources…
Artifacts
Documents
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5. More primary sources Oral Histories / Interviews
Photographs / Paintings / Prints
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6. More primary sources…
Maps
Cartoons

7. When were the Colonial times
This timeline will help you understand where in history the Colonial times were
Exploring the New World
Colonial Times
American Revolution
Civil War
First Flight
Civil Rights
Birthdays
Today
April 1585
1903
March 2008
During this time people were just discovering North America
This is considered the beginning of colonial times because the first colony was established
The colonies begin fighting to break free from the king and establish America
The North and South are fighting over slavery and about states rights
The Wright Brothers fly the first plane in Kitty Hawk, NC
People were fighting to end segregation
You were born!
History is happening right now!
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8. What is a colony?
A colony is a settlement separated from, but under the control of, a home country
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9. North Carolina Colonial Records
For this unit we are going to be examining many different primary source documents.
We will be using a special collection found at a website called Documenting the American South.
This website has many different collections and is supported by the library at UNC.
We are going to be using the Colonial and State Records of North Carolina

10. What do you know about Colonial times?
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