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American people in the Mississippian culture create political units called chiefdoms. towns become larger and stronger
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Christopher Columbus,an italian explorer, heads out to Spain to explore new trade routes in the Western Atlantic ocean.
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De Soto and his men come to India and bring smallpox and other deadly diseases.
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The first english settlement is made and Ralph Lane is made Governor.
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Ralph Lane takes an expedition to North Carolinato search for gold and other precios metals. Chief Winga wants to get rid of the English settlers so lane has him killed.
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The spanish Governmant develops an alliance with the Tuscarora people
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Chowanocs attack white settlements in carolina.
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The Chowanoc and Weapamoc Indians are starting to abandoned their land.
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Tuscarorans capture John Lawson and two African. Lawson argues with the chief and is executed. He spares the slaves.
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Aforce from south carolina, consisting of 900 Indians and 33 white people, begins a 3 day siege on the tuscaroran Neoheroka.
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A treaty with remaining North Carolina Tuscarora is signed
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A smallpox epidemic wipes out the population in North Carolina
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Armed conflicts start between cherokee and colonists
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The French and indian war is fought between England and France
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North carolina militia and cherokee assist the british in campaigns against the French and Shawnee indians
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king George 3 claims the western edge of settlement
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42000 North Carolinians die in the civil war
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An Indian school is established at eastern carolina in Herring Township. It will have years fron one to twelve.
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Cherokee lands are in trust with the federal government.
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Tuscarora join other Indians across the nation