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Sir Walter Raleigh
Sir Walter Raleigh sends settlers to establish an Engish colony on Roanoke Island. -
The Lost Colony
Members of a new colony on Roanoke Island disappear; their settlemet is called the Lost Colony. -
The first permanent European settlers
Around 1653, some Virginia colonists moved south and settled in the Albemarle Sound area. They became the first permanent European settlers. -
King Charles II
King Charles II grants the Carolina colony to eight lords, who divide it into three counties. -
Culpepper's Rebellion
In 1677,John Culpepper lead a revolt called Culpepper's Rebellion. -
Settlers
Swiss and German immigrants established New Bern in 1710. They named it after the city of Bern, Switzerland. -
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Tuscarora War
By 1711, Tuscarora frustrations boiled over, and they began attacking settlers. Troops from North and South Carolina joined the fight, and hundreds of people were killed on both sides in what became the Tuscarora War. Defeated in 1715, most Tuscaroras left the area. -
North and South split
By 1712, North and South Carolina had split apart, with each having a separate governer because th province's government struggled to control the entire region. -
Blackbeard the Pirate
In 1718, Blackbeard was killed at his Ocracoke Inlet hide-out in a bloody bayyle with the British Royal Navy. -
The colonists and British troops go to Battle
Armies from both British and North Carolina clashed in the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge on February 27, 1776 -
North Carolina became a state
On Novmber 21, 1789 North Carolina became the 12th state of the U.S.A.
