The Colony Of North Crolina

By 1DLover69
  • Jan 1, 1500

    Native Americans Homes

    Approximately 30 Native American tribes are scattered across North Carolina. Chief among these are the Cherokee, the Catawba, the Tuscarora, and the Croatans. Native Americans build the Town Creek Indian Mound.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1500 to

    The Colony Of North Carolina

  • Jan 1, 1524

    Giovanni De Varrazano

    Giovanni De Varrazano
    Giovanni de Varrazano is the first European to visit North Carolina.
  • Jan 1, 1540

    Gold

    Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto explores the southwestern part of the state in search of gold.
  • Jan 1, 1580

    Brithish Established

    Brithish Established
    In the

  • New World

    New World
    Sir Walter Raleigh sends several shiploads of people to establish the New World's first English colony on North Carolina's Roanoke Island.

  • RETURN TO ENGLAND

    RETURN TO ENGLAND
    The colonists are forced to return to England due to hardships.

  • Nathalie Batts

    Nathaniel Batts becomes the first European man to permanently settle in North Carolina.

  • Independence

    Many people believe that in 1775 North Carolina became the first colony to declare independence from Great Britain. After the American Revolution, North Carolina became the twelfth state of the Union.

  • Battle

    Battle
    The Battle of Moores Creek Bridge is the first battle of the American Revolution to be fought in North Carolina.

  • Voting

    Voting
    North Carolina becomes the first state to vote in favor of independence.

  • Walton War

    Walton War
    The "Walton War" is fought between residents of Georgia and North Carolina.

  • Union

    In 1861, North Carolina seceded from the Union and joined the Confederacy in the Civil War.

  • Surender

    In 1865, North Carolina troops surrendered, leaving the state to be brought back into the Union in 1868.