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Land is Claimed
Queen Elizabeth the I grants a charter for Sir Walter Raleigh to search and discover the barren islands off the coast of the newly discovered world, previously discovered by Verrazano and Hernando de Soto -
Settling in the New World
Sir Walter Raleigh leads an expedition to the coast of North America to establish new settlements in the New World. -
Virginia Dare
1587 August 18, Virginia Dare is the first child born in the New World -
Roanoke Colony
John White establishes the second English colony in Roanoke with 150 men, women and children -
Croatoan
1590- John White returns after a trip to refurbish supplies only to discover the colony gone. Only evidence left was the word "Croatoan" carved into a tree. The location and demise of The Lost Colony remains a mystery today. -
First Permanent Settler
Nathaniel Batts becomes the earliest known permanent settler in North Carolina -
North Carolina
the area considered south of Virginia becomes known as North Carolina -
Neuse River Establishments
Germans and Swiss establish settlements on the Neuse River -
Separate Colony
North Carolina becomes a separate colony -
Royal English Colony
North Carolina becomes a Royal English Colony -
American Revolution
United States of America becomes a country as a result of the American Revolution -
Union Admittance
North Carolina becomes the 12th state admitted to the Union
