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Originally included South Carolina
North Carolina (NC) and South Carolina (SC) were originally one colony, known as 'Carolina'. -
Founding
Lord Baltimore founded the Carolina's, and named it after the English Queen. -
First Permanent Settler
Nathaniel Batts is the first European that permanently settled in NC. -
First Town
The first town is built in NC called Bath. -
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The Tuscarora War
A 2 to year war between Native Americans and European settlers. -
The Split
NC and SC split in 2 because they were evolving differently and their geographic differences made it difficult to travel to a different part. -
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Tyron Palace
The capitol building, Tyron Palace, is built in New Bern. -
Edenton Tea Party
Penelope Barker leads the women of Edenton to take on British rule. They ‘put down there tea cups’. -
The Battle of Moores Creek Bridge
The first battle of the American Revolution in NC. -
First state to vote independence
The first state to vote for independence. -
NC becomes a State
NC becomes the 12th state in America. -
“Rip Van Winkle” State
NC became known as the “Rip Van Winkle” state because it seemed that the new state was asleep (not much progress). -
The Next President of the USA
Andrew Jackson, a NC native, becomes the 7th president of the USA. -
Another President
James Polk, an NC native, is the 11th president of the USA. -
The Fair
The First state fair in NC is held. -
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Civil War
40,000 North Carolinians are killed during the Civil War. -
A Blood Bath
At Bentonville, NC the bloodiest battle in NC took place. The Confederates were defeated, a large number surrendered at Bennett Place. -
Revolt in Robenson County, NC
Henry Berry Lowrie, a Tuscarora Indian, led the revolt in Robenson County. -
The first telephone
The first person in NC to obtain a telephone is Alexander Graham Bell. Everyone is exited. -
College
A college has obtained a charter, The North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in Raleigh. -
Winston and Salem
Winston and Salem were talking on their own exchanges. -
Flight
The Wright brothers successfully made man’s first flight at Kitty Hawk. -
Women Vote
The 19th amendment gives women the right to vote. -
Native American College
NC has the nation’s first 4 year college for Native Americans, Pembroke State College. -
Hurricane Hazel
19 people are killed, several are injured, and 15,000 homes are destroyed due to Hurricane Hazel. -
Hurricane Ione
Hurricane Ione caused $600 million in damage to crops alone. -
Fort Bragg
Fort Bragg is established. -
Hurricane Hugo
Hurricane Hugo caused over $1 billion dollars in damages. -
Hurricane Fran
4 people killed, 1.3 million without power, over $500 million in damages all because of Hurricane Fran. -
Hurricane Floyd
35 people killed, billions of dollars in damages because of Hurricane Floyd.
