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Roanoke Island (first attempt)
The settlers ran out of supplies and went back to England. -
Roanoke Island (second attempt)
This became known as the "Lost Colony." -
Founding of North Carolina as a Colony
King Charles II issued that North and South Carolina were two separate colonies. -
Culpeper's Rebellion
It was one of the first major rebellions in the colonies. -
When NC Became a Royal Colony
The proprietors sold their shares of the colony to King George II. -
Wilmington Provincial Congress
It was an early delegation within the colonies that was started by William Hooper. It was created as a form of protest. -
Edonton Tea Party
It was a boycott of tea by women from Edenton against the British. -
Mecklenburg Resolves
It was also known as the "Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence." This is significant because it shows one of the first signs of the colonists wanting to declare independence. The date is on the flag. -
Halifax Resolves
It pushed the delegates from the continental congress to declare independence, the first of any colony to do so. -
Battle of Guilford Courthouse
It was a battle held in Guilford County that weakened the Redcoats and helped to draw an end to the Revolution. -
Hillsborough Convention
This was to ratify a newly proposed constitution between Federalists and Anti-federalists. -
Current NC Constitution
The Constitution of 1971 is the constitution that we currently use. We have followed three different constituions. The first and second constitutions respectively are from 1776 and 1868. -
Leandro vs. NC
This trial was a case in which certain school districts were asking for funding from the state. This case defined the basic definition of a sound education. -
Hoke vs. State
Hoke County wanted funding from the state because other places got more money. The state won and this was because the state was not required to give funding, only a basic education.
