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North Carolina Founded
North Carolina was founded by Virginian colonists -
First Permanent Setteler
The first Permanent North Carolina settler was Nathaniel Batts -
8 Noble Men control North Carolina
8 noble men appointed by the king control NC -
Legalized Slavery
Carolina Fundamental Constitution legalized Slavery -
First Town
North Carolina first town was built- Bath -
Blackbeard Killed
Pirate Blackbeard was killed of the coast of NC -
Hurricane
Hurricane struck Outer Banks; 165 killed; crops destroyed, mill-dams broken -
North Carolina Union as 12th state
North Carolina admitted to Union as 12th state; University of North Carolina received charter, first public school in U. S -
Capitol Moved
Capital moved from New Bern to Raleigh -
First Gold Nugget
First gold nugget in U. S. found at Reed Gold Mine, Cabarrus County -
Walton War
dispute between NC and GA over 12-mile strip of land -
7th President
North Carolina Native Andrew Jackson became the 7th president -
Antislavery
Adam Crooks, Jesse McBride, run out of state -
First NC Fair
First North Carolina state fair held -
Civil War
1861-1865: Civil War took place; over 40,000 North Carolinians killed during war -
Bloodiest batle
Bloodiest battle in North Carolina occurred at Bentonville, Confederates defeated; large number of Confederates surrendered at Bennett Place -
Roberson Revolt
Tuscarora Indian, Henry Berry Lowrie, led revolt in Robeson County -
July 4th
NC rejoined the union -
Cherokee reservation
reservation is formed in Western North Carolina, providing protection for those Native Americans who lived in that area. -
Tobacco Company
James B. Duke founds American Tobacco Company -
Tobacco Company
James B. Duke founds American Tobacco Company -
Wright Brothers
The Wright Brothers began active flying experiments at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina -
SOS
The SOS distress signal was first used by an American ship, the Arapahoe, off Cape Hatteras -
The Great Depression
The great depression was a economic crisis which effect people and companies -
Pepsi-Cola SOLD
Caleb Braham sold the Pepsi-Cola trademark and business for $35,000. He was forced into bankruptcy after sugar prices plummeted from 22 1/2 cents a pound to 3 1/2 cents -
Black Mountian Colage
Black Mountain College in western North Carolina was founded by Theodore Dreir (d.1997), an electrical engineer, to develop the educational ideas of John Dewey -
Pembroke Collage
Pembroke Collage was the first four year collage for Indians -
Atomic Reactor
The 1st privately operated atomic reactor opened in Raleigh NC -
Riots
Race riots took place in Durham, NC -
Fossil in NC
oldest animal fossils to date in the US were discovered in North Carolina -
US Senate
Terry Stanford was elected to the US Senate
