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Outer Banks begin to form.
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The New River, the second-oldest river in the world, begins to flow into the Teays river.
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marked by pottery, semi-perment villatges and gardeing.
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First Paleo-Indians appear as nomads hunting large Ice Age mammals, such as bison and mammoths.
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named after discovery sight in Nortth Carolina,begans to rplaces clovis spear pionts
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Starts marked by development of new tools an artifacts.
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A mound building culture of the Ohio Valley, spreads influence as far as Louisiana, Iowa, and New York.
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Mississippian Culture starts to develop in Eastern Woodlands.
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brings full-scale ariculter with corn,beans and squash as major crops.
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Largest ceremonial center of Mississippian mound builders at Cahokia has 10000 inhabitants.
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Iroquois League formed in Northwest; Anasazi abandon pueblos in the Southwest.
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invade North Carolina near present-day Mt. Gilead,and then mysteriously leave a hundred years later.
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Columbus "discovers" America.
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Columbus reaches the Americas.
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Cabot sails up the coast of Newfoundland for England.
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This recognizes Spanish rights to most of the Americas, including North Carolina.
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Cabot claims Newfoundland for England.
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Juan Ponce de Leon explores Florida for Spain.
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Cortes conquers Aztec Empire for Spain.
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What he said...
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Cartier sails down St. Lawrence River, claims land for France.
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Soto reaches Mississippi river for Spain.
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France challenges Spain for control of Florida.
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Lincoln announces his Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction
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Confederacy surrenders; Andrew Johnson becomes president; Thirteenth Amendment is passed.
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Congress passes Fourteenth Amendment; Ku Klux Klan is created.
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Holden becomes provisional governor; North Carolina ratifies Thirteenth Admendment.