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Background
•  Following the English Civil War, Charles II rewarded titles
and land on those who supported his restoration to the
throne (1660).
Colonizing NC
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•  Eight men were rewarded with a large tract of land in the
“New World”.
•  This tract, named Carolina, lay south of the colony of
Virginia, between the 31⁰ and 36⁰N and extending from the
Atlantic Ocean in the East to the Pacific Ocean in the West.
Background
Assignment
—  At the time, no one really knew how much land was
actually given, since English explorers had no idea
how far west the North American continent
extended.
—  Read and annotate “A Declaration and Proposals of
the Lord Proprietor of North Carolina, August 25September 4, 1663”
—  The tract included what would become North and
South Carolina, Georgia and northern Florida. These
men became the eight Lords Proprietors.
—  In March of 1663, a Charter established the Colony
of Carolina with the eight Lords Proprietors as both
rulers and land owners.
—  The document is the plan for governing and recruiting
colonists outlined by the Lords Proprietors for the
Colony of Carolina.
—  It includes plans to grant land to colonists, the terms of
indentured servitude, the protection of the colony from
the Spanish to the south and the American Indians, and
the quitrents (land tax) to be paid to the eight Lords
Proprietors.
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Assignment
—  Now read “A Royal Colony” and answer the
questions.
—  Once you have completed reading and responding
to both documents, complete a Venn Diagram that
compares the Proprietary Colony with the Royal
Colony.
Who were the major groups
that immigrated and settled in
the Carolina Colony?
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Royal Colony Struggles
—  Between 1730 and 1750, North
Carolina’s population doubled. It
doubled again between 1750 to 1770.
—  What might be some issues related to
such rapid population growth?
Royal Colony Struggles
—  Starting in the 1730’s, immigration significantly
increased in North Carolina and settlers began
moving westward into the piedmont region.
—  The colony struggled to collect taxes but costs were
high because of the population increase.
—  The newcomers spoke different languages and had
different customs compared to the colonists under the
proprietary colony.
—  As the settlers moved west, they moved closer to the
Cherokee. The Cherokee began to feel threatened by
the settlers.
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Immigrating to
NC
•  Most of the newcomers were from
northern colonies.
•  They were drawn to the lower cost
of land.
•  Previous settlers generally arrived
along the coast and landed in ports,
the new immigrants followed the
Indian trail, “The Great Wagon
Trail”, through Virginia. When the
immigrants passed through Pilot
Mountain, they knew they were in
NC.
Assignment
—  Using textbooks and your devices, research the
major groups (Scots-Irish, Germans, Highland Scots,
Quakers & Moravians) that settled in NC during the
1730’s – 1770’s.
—  Map the areas where major groups settled in North
Carolina.
—  Fill in the chart summarizing where the groups
immigrated from, approximate time and area of
settling, and reasons for immigrating.
Frontier life
—  Despite NC’s reputation for being disorganized and
poorly governed, immigrants wanted to settle here for
the land and liberty.
—  Settlers were able to build their own log cabins, raise
cattle, and grow grain.
—  Each group brought their own culture and religions.
—  In 1765, William Tryon became governor and he
implemented many reforms in an attempt to better
organize governance of the colony. However, conflicts
continued between the coastal settlers and the
backcountry settlers.
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