Year: 1633
Founded By: 8 Lords Proprietors or English Nobles
Founding document: Charter of Carolina
Motivation: founded so that the King could get more money. Virginia settlers moved because they wanted the great land and wildlife of soon to be North Carolina. After, King Charles II granted a royal charter to nobles to enable them to take more land below North Carolina. This affected the people who moved there because if they wanted to get away from the king’s rule, they could't since it was a royal colony.
Government: By 1775, North Carolina was a Royal Colony
Industries & Economy: Their economy consists of the growing and selling of tobacco, rice, indigo, grain, and cattle. Plantation owners were very rich and slaves were needed in order to grow these cash crops.
Religion: The main religions were Quaker at first but then Presbyterian became dominant. Anglican was another religion which was not as widespread as the others.
Geography: The Southern colonies were the warmest of the three regions. The winters weren't difficult for colonists to survive but the warmer climate gave rise to the spread of disease.
Celebrities:
Sir Walter Raleigh
John White
Blackbeard
John Locke
Target Residents: Open to all Religions. The warm climate attracted a lot of people, especially farmers, and the great lifestyle on tidewater plantations made people want to come here.If you want a free form of government, you wouldn't want to be a citizen of North Carolina.
Extra Facts: The Carolinas were not separate at first, but when the people realized that the colony was too big for one governor and one assembly, especially when considering that the cities were pretty far apart, the Carolinas were eventually divided into 2 colonies, making them easier to control.
Target Residents: If you were not a believer in God, you couldn't hold office.
Analysis of why colony was founded and how this affected who moved to the colony:
North Carolina was created when poor farmers from Virginia moved down and tended to have small farms. The tidewater plantations in the coastline were rich centered around the big white house and consisted of 20-100 slaves. On the other hand, the back country consisted of more democratic classes, hardly any slaves and more hard working people. The Carolina's and other southern countries were marked by distinct social class lines so people were put into groups in a bad way.
Analysis of government, geography, economy, and religion:
The basic factors of The Carolina's stayed the exact same, as South Carolina was just a space issue, and the colonies stayed conjoined. Government minded, North Carolina was a Royal Colony, still under the influence of England. The economy was hugely based on plantations and slaves ; The Carolina's were one of the first colonies to get involved in slave trade. Religion was a free choice in North Carolina, though most settlers were Protestant based on their religion from England. Overall, the Carolina's were stable as a colony, and very well rounded.
Map and Founding Document:
Founded By: 8 Lords Proprietors or English Nobles
Founding document: Charter of Carolina
Motivation: founded so that the King could get more money. Virginia settlers moved because they wanted the great land and wildlife of soon to be North Carolina. After, King Charles II granted a royal charter to nobles to enable them to take more land below North Carolina. This affected the people who moved there because if they wanted to get away from the king’s rule, they could't since it was a royal colony.
Government: By 1775, North Carolina was a Royal Colony
Industries & Economy: Their economy consists of the growing and selling of tobacco, rice, indigo, grain, and cattle. Plantation owners were very rich and slaves were needed in order to grow these cash crops.
Religion: The main religions were Quaker at first but then Presbyterian became dominant. Anglican was another religion which was not as widespread as the others.
Geography: The Southern colonies were the warmest of the three regions. The winters weren't difficult for colonists to survive but the warmer climate gave rise to the spread of disease.
Celebrities:
Sir Walter Raleigh
John White
Blackbeard
John Locke
Target Residents: Open to all Religions. The warm climate attracted a lot of people, especially farmers, and the great lifestyle on tidewater plantations made people want to come here.If you want a free form of government, you wouldn't want to be a citizen of North Carolina.
Extra Facts: The Carolinas were not separate at first, but when the people realized that the colony was too big for one governor and one assembly, especially when considering that the cities were pretty far apart, the Carolinas were eventually divided into 2 colonies, making them easier to control.
Target Residents: If you were not a believer in God, you couldn't hold office.
Analysis of why colony was founded and how this affected who moved to the colony:
North Carolina was created when poor farmers from Virginia moved down and tended to have small farms. The tidewater plantations in the coastline were rich centered around the big white house and consisted of 20-100 slaves. On the other hand, the back country consisted of more democratic classes, hardly any slaves and more hard working people. The Carolina's and other southern countries were marked by distinct social class lines so people were put into groups in a bad way.
Analysis of government, geography, economy, and religion:
The basic factors of The Carolina's stayed the exact same, as South Carolina was just a space issue, and the colonies stayed conjoined. Government minded, North Carolina was a Royal Colony, still under the influence of England. The economy was hugely based on plantations and slaves ; The Carolina's were one of the first colonies to get involved in slave trade. Religion was a free choice in North Carolina, though most settlers were Protestant based on their religion from England. Overall, the Carolina's were stable as a colony, and very well rounded.
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