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North Carolina Questions/Answers

When did it began…….

The North Carolina colony had begin by itself in 1729. Also North Carolina had been a colony also with South Carolina and that had begin years earlier which was in 1562 by the French but it had failed. In 1585, it became a colony by a group of English settlers but it didn’t last for long.

Who began that colony…..

As you can see that the English and French had both failed to settle a colony in the Carolinas. When the English and French failed then Queen Elizabeth had started a Colony in both Carolinas. In 1712 the Carolina was split into South and North Carolina. North Carolina had become a British colony and it was also royal.

Why did it begin …

The North Carolina colony began because King Charles II had gave a both Carolinas privileges and rights to become a colony. After he gave it rights and privileges to become a colony he had granted it to the Lords Proprietors, which where eight Englishmen. Also because of Queen Elizabeth had made the colony rich and that’s another reason it began.

Where did it begin …

The North Carolina colony began in Roanoke Island. It began there because the English had landed and stayed in that place of both Carolina’s, so they didn’t stay anywhere else they had landed in that place. When they had landed in that place they made it a colony in both Carolinas.

Who was all there before ….

The first people in North Carolina where American Indians. The Cherokee Indians arrived in North Carolina thousands of years ago. The Tuscarora lived near the Atlantic Ocean along rivers. Also the Catawba also settled in North Carolina and farmed in central areas. Only the Cherokee trapped fish and the other Indians speared fish. Another thing that was different between the Cherokee and Indians was that the other Indians fished in rivers and oceans, but the Cherokee fished in streams.