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Roanoke Island (First Attempt)
Sir Richard Grenville sent 7 ships of settlers with suppliers to establish a colony at Roanoke Island. When another supply ship never arrived, the colonists left back for England. When they supply ship did arrive, 15 men waited for the colonists return; they never came back. So the 15 men went back to England. -
Roanoke Island (Second Attempt)
Sir Richard Grenville sent 150 men to settle on Roanoke Island again and they were led by John White. The first English child born in the New World was Virginia Dare, at this colony. John White went back to England to get more supplies, but when he returned 3 years later everyone was gone; this colony is referred to as the "Lost Colony". -
NC becomes a colony
It was originally called Carolina, and was later divided into North Carolina and South Carolina. The Lost Colony (in Roanoke) was located in what is now North Carolina. This colony was known for plantation agriculture such as tabacco. -
Culpeper's Rebellion
Occured in the Albermarle section on North Carolina. John Culpeper and George Durant led a rebellion against the British Trade Laws. They took the governor, Thomas Miller, and imprisioned him; they made Culpeper governor. Culpeper was later tried for treason and ebezzlement but was never punished. -
NC becomes a Royal Colony
7 out of 8 Lords Proprietors sold their shares of North Carolina to King George II. North Carolina became a royal colony in 1729. The government became more stable under royal rule. -
Wilmington Provincial Congress
William Hooper led a meeting made up of colonists from the Cape Fear area in Wilmington. At this meeting the First Provincial Congress was planned to be held on August 25, 1774. 71 delegates met at this meeting to discuss issues with Britian along with other things. This meeting was held seperate from the governor. -
Edenton Tea Party
51 women met at Mrs. Elizabeth King's home in Edenton, NC. They signed an agreement to not drink tea, not dress in British clothing, etc. They wanted to show they did not agree with taxation without representation. -
Mecklenburg resolves
The Mecklenburg Committee of Safety met in Charlotte and made a series of resolves. This is what they came up with:
the laws that came from the king or Parliament were not to be followed, the use of royal military and civil officials was no longer needed, other colonies were asked to begin governing themselves through provincial congresses, and any royal officials in North Carolina who continued in their duties would be arrested. These resloves are also known as the Charlotte Town Resolves. -
Halifax resolves
During the Fourth Provincial Congress held in Halifax, NC, these resolves were made. The Halifax resolves wanted North Carolina to declare independence from Britian. It also called for other colonies to do so and also wanted NC to create a Constitution. -
Battle of Guilford Courthouse
This battle occured during the American Revolutionary War in North Carolina. The british army had about 1,900 soldiers and the American army had about 4,400 soldiers during this battle. Major General Lord Cornwallis (British) won against Major General Nathaniel Greene (American). -
Hillsborough Convention
This convention was held to decide if North Carolina would ratify the new federal constitution. They voted and the result was 143 against it and 83 for it. So, they waited until the Bill of Rights was added before they ratified it. -
Current NC Constitution
The first NC Constitution was ratified in 1776. Since then major changes have been made, and the currenct NC constitution was ratified in 1971. It currently contains 14 articles. -
Leandro vs. NC
A law suit filed against NC by parents in rural counties. They argued that their children were not given an equal education due to the school districts budget. The Supreme court ruled that it was the states duty to provide an equal education for all districts. -
Hoke vs. State
Hoke County Board of Education v. State was a follow up to the Leandro v. NC ruling. They wanted to ensure that NC was providing an equal education to all children and their Leandro rights. Judge Manning decided that they were not provided. The Supreme Court then upheld Judge Mannings Rulings.
