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North Carolina Colony - The Carolinas
During the 1660's the Proprietors of the big colony and land named Carolina realized that it hard for one governor and one assembly to manage a colony as big as Carolina. The major settlements in the Carolinas were:
Cape Fear, Charles Town and Albemarle. These settlements far apart from each other that traveling from one place to another was difficult to do.

Because the colony was too big, In 1691, a governor was assigned to look after the whole of Carolina and another person, the deputy governor was assigned for the North of the colony.

In 1712, North and South Carolina were officially divided.

Facts about the North Carolina Colony

Fact 1 | Year Founded: 1653 by Virginia colonists

Fact 2 | Cities | Major Towns / Cities: Raleigh

Fact 3 | History
Original Name: The original name of the colony was the Province of North Carolina, later North Carolina and Tennessee
In 1653 Nathaniel Batts ( 1620-1679 ) becomes the earliest permanent settler in North Carolina
In 1691 the land assumed the name of North Carolina
In 1712 North Carolina becomes a separate Colony
In 1729 North Carolina becomes a royal English colony
The Colony became a state on November 21, 1789.

Fact 4 | Geography | Geography of North Carolina: Coastal plains, plateau and mountain ranges

Fact 5 | Climate
The Southern colonies were the warmest of the three regions, winters not difficult to survive, but the hot and humid summers gave rise to the spread of disease. The warm climate made it possible to grow crops throughout the year and was ideally suited for plantations

The warm climate made it possible to grow crops throughout the year and was ideally suited for plantations

Fact 6 | Religion
Not dominated by a specific religion which gave way to religious freedom for Baptists, Anglicans and others. Refer to Religion in the Colonies. Religion in the Colonies was extremely diverse and many of the religious groups, such as the Puritans and the Quakers established the first of the 13 colonies on the basis of their religious beliefs. The long, hazardous, 3000 mile trip from Europe to North America was undertaken by many in a search for religious freedom.

Fact 7 | Raw Materials | Natural Resources: Fish, forests (timber) and good agricultural land. Farming and Plantations were  important. Exported agricultural products to other colonies

Fact 8 | Economy | Economics and Trade: Concentrated on agriculture and developed the plantations exporting tobacco, cotton, corn, vegetables, grain, fruit and livestock

The Southern Colonies had the largest slave population who worked on the plantations.Plantations grew cotton, tobacco, rice, sugar, indigo (a purple dye), and other crops

Some of the plantations were massive and consisted of the main house, slave quarters, a dairy, blacksmith's shop, laundry, smokehouse and barns which made the plantations to large degree, self-sufficient

Crops were traded for items that could not be produced on the plantations including shoes, lace, thread, farm tools and dishes

Trade / Exports | Trade in the Southern colonies included Tobacco, cotton, rice, indigo (dye), lumber, furs, farm products - refer to Colonial Times

Fact 9 | Government

By 1775 North Carolina was governed as a Royal Colony.

Meaning and Definition of Royal Colonies: A Royal colony was ruled or administered by officials responsible to and appointed by the reigning sovereign of Great Britain. A Royal colony was administered by a royal governor and council that was appointed by the British crown. The Royal Colonies had a representative assembly that was elected by the people.

The government of the Royal Colonies was based on the following principles:

These colonies were ruled by the British monarchs

These British King had control over all unsold public lands and his Governor had the power to allocate the lands

The King appointed a governor and a council to assist him with the government of the Colony

The colonies elected their own legislature (parliament)

The governor controlled taxes and expenditure but could not authorize the payment of his own salary. The colonial legislatures had the authority to approve or delay paying a salary to the royal governor

Propriety to Royal Colonies - The Carolinas
The Carolinas were originally Proprietary Colonies controlled by the Lords Proprietors. In 1663 King Charles II granted the Province of Carolina to eight of his favorites. In 1691, the Colonial Proprietors of Carolina appointed a governor for the whole of Carolina and a deputy governor for the North of the colony. In 1712, North and South Carolina were officially divided. In 1719, South Carolina, was taken back from the Lords Proprietors and made a royal colony. By 1729 all but the heir of Sir George Carteret, had sold their shares in the colony to the Crown and North Carolina also became a royal colony in 1729.

Modern-Day Connections

Current Population
The North Carolina population statistics make for very interesting reading as a whole, but how do the numbers stack up in recent years? It's estimated North Carolina's population has reached 10.39 million in 2018 up from the 2010 population of 9,535,483. North Carolina currently has a very healthy growth rate of 1.13%, which ranks 14th in the nation.

To gauge the North Carolina population in 2018, it's essential to look at the last set of confirmed figures which were declared at the time of the official US census of 2010. At the time, it was reported that there were 9,535,483 people living in the state, and that represented a significant rise of 18.5% from the numbers declared in 2000.

It's now estimated that North Carolina's population has grown even further to 10.39 million, making North Carolina the 10th most populous state in the country.

Interesting facts

The land that is now known as North Carolina was originally inhabited by Cherokee, Hateras, and Tuscarora Native American tribes.

Walter Raleign established the first European settlement at Roanoke Island.

Virginia Dare was the first English child to be born in the United States. She was born in Roanoke in 1587.

North Carolina harvests over 4 billion pounds of sweet potatoes annually, making it the largest producer of the vegetable in the entire country.

North Carolina is a leader in tobacco, brick, textile and furniture production. High Point is even known as the "Furniture Capital of the World."

Pepsi soda was invented and served in 1898 in New Bern, and Krispy Kreme Donuts was founded in Winston-Salem.

The first flight was completed over Kitty Hawk in 1903 by the Wright Brothers.

The Biltmore Estate of Asheville is the largest private residence in the world.

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Websites:
Land of the Brave
https://www.landofthebrave.info/north-carolina-colony.htm
Author: Linda Alchin

World Population Review:
North Carolina Population. (2018-09-17). Retrieved 2018-11-29, from
http://worldpopulationreview.com/states/north-carolina-population/