Anticipation guide: A royal colony
BY PAULINE S. JOHNSON
This activity is designed to be used with the article “A Royal Colony1.” The true/false
statements will enable students to compare what they previously knew about the early
Carolina colony with what they’ve learned by reading the article.
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ROYAL COLONY WORKSHEET
Read the following statements. Before you read the article “A Royal Colony2,” write whether you believe the statement is
true or false. Then after you read the article, write down whether the statement actually is true or false, and correct the
false statements by adding words and/or crossing out incorrect words.
Before
reading
Statement
Since the 1660s, the Proprietors had realized that one governor could not control both the
northern and southern part of the Carolina Colony.
The most important early settlements were Albemarle area, Cape Fear area, and Charles Towne.
In 1691, the Proprietors put a deputy governor in charge of the southern part of the Carolina
Colony.
North and South Carolina were separated before the Tuscarora War.
South Carolina was made a royal colony before North Carolina.
North Carolina was more valuable to England than South Carolina.
A royal colony was ruled by Parliament.
Seven of the eight Lords Proprietors sold North Carolina to the king.
The colonial Assembly had very little power during the colonial period.
When North Carolina became a royal colony, settlers greatly relied on the newly appointed royal
officials in running the colony.
After you have read the article “A Royal Colony,” list three things you have learned about the new royal colony.
1.
2.
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After
reading
3.
How do you think the transition from a proprietary colony to a royal colony might affect North Carolina in the fifty
years after 1729?
ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. What were the reasons for splitting the Carolina Colony into North and South Carolina?
2. Why did the king make first South Carolina and then North Carolina into royal colonies?
3. What was the Granville District and why do you think it became important in the years following 1729?
4. What are some differences between royal and proprietary colonies?
5. What were effects of the separation between North and South Carolina?
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Anticipation guide (Teacher guide)
Read the following statements. Before you read the article “A Royal Colony3,” write whether you believe the statement is
true or false. Then after you read the article, write down whether the statement actually is true or false, and correct the
false statements by adding words and/or crossing out incorrect words.
Before
reading
Statement
After
reading
Since the 1660s, the Proprietors had realized that one governor could not control both the
northern and southern part of the Carolina Colony.
true
The most important early settlements were Albemarle area, Cape Fear area, and Charles Towne.
true
In 1691, the Proprietors put a deputy governor in charge of the southern part of the Carolina
Colony. (northern)
false
North and South Carolina were separated before the Tuscarora War. (after the beginning of)
false
South Carolina was made a royal colony before North Carolina.
true
North Carolina was more valuable to England than South Carolina. (South, North)
false
A royal colony was ruled by Parliament. (the king)
false
Seven of the eight Lords Proprietors sold North Carolina to the king.
true
The colonial Assembly had very little power during the colonial period. (a great deal of)
false
When North Carolina became a royal colony, settlers greatly relied on the newly appointed royal
officials in running the colony. (distrusted and/or resented)
false
After you have read the article “A Royal Colony,” list three things you have learned about the new royal colony.
1.
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2.
3.
How do you think the transition from a proprietary colony to a royal colony might affect North Carolina in the fifty
years after 1729?
Answers will vary, but most students will indicate that within that time the colony joined with the others to fight in
the Revolution as the king gained more power and asserted his authority.
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On the web
More from LEARN NC
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including Granville District, Lords Proprietors, North Carolina, South Carolina, colonial,
government, history, and social studies.
Notes
1. See http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/1973.
2. See http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/1973.
3. See http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/1973.
About the author
P A ULI N E S. J O H N SON
I am currently the Director of a Teaching American History Grant for Buncombe County Schools,
Asheville City Schools, and Madison County Schools. I have taught history and English in the
seventh and eighth grades for over twenty-six years at Reynolds Middle School in Asheville, North
Carolina. I am currently doing adjunct work for Mars Hill College and Western Carolina University. I
have a Masters Degree from Western Carolina University and am Nationally Board Certified in Early
Adolescence/Social Studies-History. I am certified to teach K–12 and I also have AcademicallyIntellectually Gifted certification.
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