North Carolina HistorySS Level 4 Ms. Lewis

Today we will learn about life after Settlers stayed:1.The First Colony2.Government3.Carolina Territory

First Permanent Settlement

In 1650, settlers from the tidewater area in Virginia moved to Albemarle sound in North Carolina. From

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English Charter1663 – Charles II granted

an English Charter to eight (8) men.

A charter is a document that gives the men permission to settle and create a place to live.

They were to name the territory (place) Carolina in honor of King Charles I.

A Second Charter

1665 – The King granted a second (2nd) charter to answer territorial questions and to extend the territory and make it bigger.

Who’s the Leader?From 1663 – 1729 the

eight (8) men who were the original settlers, who were called the Lord’s Proprietors, were the ones in charge. They were the leaders of the people within the Carolina territory.

North Carolina’s Government

The group, even though it was small in number, created their own government, these are the people who helped make decisions for the territory. There was a governor and a council.

North Carolina’s Government (Continued)

Also John Locke wrote the Fundamental Constitution, which is a group of laws for the people to follow.

Albemarle County was divided up into three (3) precincts, as the colony grew they added more precincts.

PrecinctsThe precincts were groups of

people who had their own local government.

By 1729 there were eleven (11) precincts since the colony had grown so big.

Other Colonies

Even though Carolina was the first permanent settlement there was another settlement located to the south in what is now, Charleston, South Carolina. During this time there was not a distinction between the North and South.

The Carolina TerritoryFor twenty (20) years there

was only one government for the Carolina Territory. Then smaller local governments within the precincts were established.

A Royal ColonyIn 1729, the Lords Proprietors

sold their interest in Carolina to the Crown in England.

Now it has become a royal colony and is controlled by the Crown. This took place until 1775.

The DifferenceThere wasn’t much

difference between the Royal Colony and the Lords Proprietors. Really the only difference was that instead of the Lords’ appointing (choosing) the leaders the Crown chose. The Precincts still voted to choose their leaders.

CountiesStarting in 1739 there weren’t any

precincts any longer. They now called them counties. Each county still had their own local government council, as it is today! The Carolinas were proprietary colonies. In 1729, seven of the Lords Proprietors sold their shares back to the Crown, and NC became a Royal Colony.

Extension ActivityPick out 5 words you learned

in this lesson. Write the word, the definition, the sentence it is in, and then write your own sentence using the word.

Until Next Time

Thanks for following along. Next time we will learn more about North Carolina becoming North Carolina.