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Jan 1, 1524
Giovanni de Verrazano
Italian explorer Giovanni de Verrazano arriving at Cape Fear, explores the Carolina coast of France -
Jan 1, 1540
Spanish Explorer
Spanish explorer, Hernando de Soto explorers the area in search of gold -
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Sir Walter Raleigh
Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe reach Roanoke Island in July, authorised by Sir Walter Raleigh, claim the land and return to England in September -
Expeditions
Sir Walter Raleigh (1554-1618) led expeditions to both North America and South America in order to found new settlements and find gold. Raleigh sends several shiploads of colonists to the east coast of North America -
Greenville
Raleigh's fleet of seven vessels under Sir Richard Greenville
(1541 - 1591) reach Roanoke Island in June -
Colonists
The colonists on Roanoke Island are forced to return to England due to hardships -
John White
John White ( 1540 - 1606 ) with 150 men, women, and children sent by Sir Walter Raleigh and found the City of Raleigh & establishes a second English colony at Roanoke and becomes Governor -
Croatoan
August 15 John White arrives back to Roanoke to find that the settlers have all disappeared. The word "CROATOAN" is found carved into a tree without any crosses or signs of distress. The fate of "The Lost Colony" remains a mystery -
Lost Colony
Sir Walter Raleigh sends Samuel Mace of Weymouth on a voyage to Virginia (North Carolina) to explore and search for survivors of the Lost Colony -
Investors
10 April English investors form the London Virginia Company are backed by a royal charter to finance permanent English settlements in the New World -
Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson (1565-1611) English and navigator explores the area -
North Carolina
The area assumed the name of North Carolina -
Separate Colony
North Carolina becomes a separate Colony -
Indians
The Yamasee War - An Indian confederation led by the Yamasee came close to exterminating the white settlements in their area -
Royal Colony
North Carolina becomes a royal English colony -
Declaration of Independence
July 4, 1776 - United States Declaration of Independence -
War Against Britaim
July 10, 1778 - France declares war against Britain and makes an alliance with the American revolutionary forces -
U.S
September 3, 1783 - The Treaty of Paris is signed by the victorious United States and the defeated Great Britain -
War Ended
1812 - 1815: The War of 1812 between U.S. and Great Britain, ended in a stalemate but confirmed America's Independence
